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Weacombe

hamlet · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'the hollow by the river'. It combines the Old English word 'wæter', meaning water or river, with 'cumb', meaning a valley or hollow.

Word origins

Wea
Old Englishwater, river(from wæter "water")
combe
Old Englishvalley, hollow(from cumb "valley, hollow")

Historical forms

Watercombe