Combe Hay
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Combe Hay is named from the Old English 'cumb' (valley) and the Hay family, who were prominent landowners in the area. The family name is of Norman French origin.
Word origins
- Combe
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from cumb "valley, hollow")
- Hay
- Norman Frenchfamily name(from de la Haye "from the hedge/enclosure")