Witcombe Bottom
valley · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a valley ('bottom') in or near a village or settlement ('cot') associated with a person named 'Wit' or 'Wita'.
Word origins
- Wit
- Old Englishpersonal name element, 'wise'(from wita "wise man, counsellor")
- combe
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from cumb "valley")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, low ground(from botm "valley, low ground")