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Wombwell

/ˈwʊmwəl/

Wombwell proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3902).

Proper noun

Wombwell (countable and uncountable, plural Wombwells)

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3902).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wombwell

pluralWombwells

Origin of Wombwell

From the Old English personal name *Wamba or *Womba + wella (“well, spring”).

Questions about Wombwell

What does Wombwell mean?
Wombwell means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3902).
What part of speech is Wombwell?
Wombwell is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wombwell?
Wombwell is pronounced /ˈwʊmwəl/.

Words near Wombwell in the dictionary

  1. wombo-combos
  2. wombok
  3. Womboota
  4. Wombourne
  5. wombs
  6. Wombwell
  7. Wombwells
  8. womby
  9. wombyn
  10. women
  11. women about town

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