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📍 A place name 🏞️ A small valley
coombe

coombe

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A family name and the name of several towns or villages in Britain
  • proper noun
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  • Many hikers explore the scenic trails around Coombe Hill in England.
  • Robert Coombe
  • Chancellor Coombe

I mean, we've had David Beckham, we've had Coombe, we've had Lewandowski, Cristiano, the list goes on and on.

Examples

  • A study by Coombe and Newman (1997) reported that younger individuals tend to be less concerned with ethical considerations.

    Academic text (2003)

  • George W. Coombe, Jr. is currently a partner in Graham & James San Francisco.

    Academic text (1991)

  • UNESCO's basic human rights are food, clothing, and shelter; the Coombe Trust, which provides the service, aims to help fulfill the first of those.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Fry mocked his role as "bearleader to the great man," but he needed money from clients like Morgan to care for his ailing wife (the artist Helen Coombe) and to realize his own artistic projects.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Dr. John O'Leary from Coombe Women's Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, testified on the presence of measles virus in the children with autistic enterocolitis.

    Blog text (11)

  • Our trip included a visit to the quaint village of Coombe in the countryside.

  • The charming town of Coombe is known for its historic architecture and beautiful parks.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The name Coombe comes from the same old word for 'valley', so towns, villages, and families who lived near such a place took it as a name. That's why Coombe is both a place name and a surname, especially in southern England.