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Widdicombe

Widdicombe proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Widdicombe (plural Widdicombes)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Widdicombe

pluralWiddicombes
alternative formWiddecombe

Origin of Widdicombe

Habitational surname from any of several minor places in England, from Old English wīd (“wide”) or wīþiġ (“willow”) + cumb (“valley”).

Questions about Widdicombe

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

Words near Widdicombe in the dictionary

  1. widderer
  2. widderers
  3. widders
  4. widdershins
  5. widdersins
  6. Widdicombe
  7. Widdicombes
  8. widdies
  9. Widdison
  10. Widdisons
  11. widdle

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