Daccombe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Coffinswell
Historical Forms
- Daccumba 1177 P
- Daccumb(e) 1228 FF 1242 Fees781
- Daccombe 1291 Tax
- Dakkumbe 1280 Ass
- Doccuma 1185 Buckland
- Daggecumba 1193 Oliver
Etymology
This probably contains the same pers. name Dæcca as Dagenham (Ess), Dæccanhaam BCS 81. Hence 'Dæcca 's valley.'Dæcca would be a shortened form of Dǣdica , a pet form of one of the OE names in Dǣd . Cf. Dedic , Tadica (Förstemann PN 387–8).