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語源

Nickname for a new arrival in a place, from 中期英語 neowecomen (“just arrived; newcomer”). The intrusive -b is the result of placenames ending in -combe, which is from combe (“wooded valley”).

固有名詞

Newcomb (countable and uncountable, plural Newcombs)

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
3. An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland, United States.
4. A census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

   Meronym: Two Grey Hills

5. A town in Essex County, New York, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.

派生語

• Newcomb's paradox
• Newcomb's problem

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Newcomb is the 2534 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14292 individuals. Newcomb is most common among White (92.69%) individuals.

名詞

Newcomb (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of newcomb (“sport resembling volleyball”)

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Newcomb”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 663.