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balcombe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
bal-combe
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3030).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Recorded as Baldecombe (1279) and Balecumba (late 11th century). Probably from the Old English personal name *Bealda + cumb (“valley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Balcombes (plural)

Questions

What does balcombe mean?
A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3030).
Where does balcombe come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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