Newcomb
The English word “Newcomb” has 2 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.
Etymology
Nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English neowecomen (“just arrived; newcomer”). The intrusive -b is the result of placenames ending in -combe, which is from combe (“wooded valley”).
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