"Edgecomb" meaning in English

See Edgecomb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Edgecombs [plural], Edgecombe [alternative]
Etymology: Topographic surname, from Old English eċġ (“edge”) + cumb (“narrow valley”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|eċġ||edge}} Old English eċġ (“edge”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Edgecomb (countable and uncountable, plural Edgecombs)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Edgecomb-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. A town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, named after George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Maine, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Maine, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Edgecomb-en-name-ezd3OnBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: North Edgecomb

Inflected forms

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