Widdicombe Family History
Widdicombe Name Meaning
English (Devon): habitational name from Widdacombe in Thrushelton Widdecombe in the Moor Widdicombe in Marldon Widdicome in Stokenham Withycombe in Tedburn Saint Mary or Withycombe Raleigh (all Devon) or from Withycombe (Somerset). Widdacombe in Thrushelton derives from Old English wīd ‘wide’ + cumb ‘valley’. Widdecombe in the Moor derives from Old English wīd or wīthig ‘withy willow’ + cumb. The other placenames derive from Old English wīthig + cumb.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022