Comb Hill
hill or mountain · Northumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name combines 'cumb', meaning a deep valley, with 'hill'. It likely refers to a hill situated at the head or entrance of a valley.
Word origins
- cumb
- Old EnglishAttestedDeep valley, hollow.(from cumb "valley")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill.(from hyll "hill")