Etymograph

English

Hanscombe

Hanscombe comes from English camp ‘open country’.

  1. English1500–presentcamp‘open country’
  2. EnglishtodayHanscombe

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentcamp‘open country’
  2. EnglishtodayHanscombe

The story

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Shillington, in Bedfordshire, from an unattested Old English personal name *Hān + -s- + camp (‘open country’).

Linked words

through English camp ‘open country’

campy, kamp

Today it means

name A surname from Old English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English camp / Hanscombe

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