Combe (plural Combes)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Combe is the 30825th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 755 individuals. Combe is most common among White (87.02%) individuals.
combe (plural combes)
A valley, often wooded and often with no river
A cirque.
Used, especially in South West England, in many placenames, e.g. Compton, Wycombe.
Source: Wiktionary
Comb, Combe ( or ), n. Etym: [AS. comb, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwm a dale, valley.]
Definition: That unwatered portion of a valley which forms its continuation beyond and above the most elevated spring that issues into it. [Written also coombe.] Buckland. A gradual rise the shelving combe Displayed. Southey.
Combe ( or ), n.
Definition: See Comb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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