# Holcombe

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #72,394

## Definitions
1. A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).
2. A village in Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9574).
3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7816).
4. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6749).
5. A census-designated place in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/holcombe