Wombwell

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Wombwell

/ˈwʊmwəl/

Where it comes from

From the Old English personal name *Wamba or *Womba + wella (“well, spring”).

proper noun Wombwells

countable, uncountable A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3902).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{wombwell_2026,
  title = {Wombwell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wombwell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}