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Luccombe Village

hamlet · Isle of Wight

Old EnglishAI-generated

Luccombe Village is a settlement named after a valley ('cumb') associated with 'luc'. The meaning of 'luc' is uncertain, but it may be a personal name or a descriptive term.

Word origins

Lucc-
Old Englishvalley associated with Luc(from Luc "personal name or descriptive term")
combe
Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")
Village
Old Englishsettlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Locumbe 1086