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holcombe

/hˈoʊlkəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
hol-combe
IPA
/hˈoʊlkəm/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9574).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7816).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6749).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + cumb (“combe, narrow valley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Holcombes (plural)

Phrases

Holcombe Brook Holcombe Burnell

Homonyms

holcomb

Rhymes With

holcomb

Questions

How do you pronounce holcombe?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈoʊlkəm/.
What does holcombe mean?
A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).
Where does holcombe come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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