Malacombe Bottom
valley · Wiltshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Malacombe Bottom is a valley named from Old English 'mal', meaning 'stain' or 'mark', and 'cumb', meaning 'valley'. This could refer to a valley with distinctive markings or a stained appearance.
Word origins
- Mal
- Old Englishstain, mark(from mal "stain, mark")
- combe
- Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")
- Bottom
- Old Englishvalley floor(from botm "bottom, valley floor")