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Edgecomb

Edgecomb proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Edgecomb (countable and uncountable, plural Edgecombs)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, named after George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.

Forms of Edgecomb

pluralEdgecombs
alternative formEdgecombe

Origin of Edgecomb

Topographic surname, from Old English eċġ (“edge”) + cumb (“narrow valley”).

Words formed from Edgecomb

Questions about Edgecomb

What does Edgecomb mean?
Edgecomb means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Edgecomb?
Edgecomb is a proper noun.

Words near Edgecomb in the dictionary

  1. edgebandings
  2. edgebone
  3. edgebones
  4. Edgebrook
  5. Edgecliff
  6. Edgecomb
  7. Edgecombe
  8. Edgecombe County
  9. Edgecombes
  10. Edgecombs
  11. Edgecumbe

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