Given name & surname

Widdicombe

“wide”

Widdicombe is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Widdicombe goes back to Old English wīd, meaning “wide.”

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Where it comes from

Widdicombe comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English wīd (“wide”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Widdicombe’s family of names

In English usage, Widdicombe as a surname has a related form in Widdecombe. In English usage, Widdicombe as a surname has a related form in Widdecombe.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Old English

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Old English

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“homestead”

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“dairy farm”

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Old English

Willingham

“belonging to” · “homestead”

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