Talk:Buncombe
Latest comment: 7 months ago by 203.111.184.158 in topic Possible Etymology?
Possible Etymology?
editThe later half of Buncombe is obviously from combe, which is often used in place names such as Ilfracombe or Compton (from cumb + tun, meaning valley-town. [1]). I don't have a source for this, but since the etymology for combe is from Proto-Celtic, I thought the Bun part could be from bonus? It has been used in place names before, such as in Vindobona and Vienna, and often does refer to a settlement. This would mean Buncombe refers to Celtic placename meaning settlement-valley or base-valley, which would be a fairly plausable etymology. 203.111.184.158 15:02, 19 January 2024 (UTC)