The Combe
valley · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name derives from the Old English word 'cumb', meaning a deep, narrow valley. It is a common topographical term, particularly in the south of England.
Word origins
- Combe
- Old EnglishAttestedA deep, narrow valley.(from cumb "valley")
- Valley
- Old EnglishA valley.(from veall "valley")