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Place Names
Place names often seem confusing in
Wales, yet most have clearer meanings than those across the border in
England. Here are a few examples of what place names mean:
Abersoch |
mouth of the river
Soch |
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Aberdaron |
mouth of the river Daron |
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(you get the drift...) |
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Caernarfon |
fortified town (caer) in Arfon |
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Cricieth |
more uncertain,
possibly narrow hill |
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Efailnewydd |
new (newydd) smithy (efail) |
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Llanbedrog |
parish of St. Pedrog |
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Llanaelheaern |
parish of Aelhaiarn |
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(again, you get the drift...) |
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Morfa Bychan |
small (bychan)
sea marsh |
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Mynytho |
mountains
(formed from mynyddoedd) |
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Porthmadog |
Madocks' Port |
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Pwllheli |
saltwater (heli) pool (pwll) |
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Rhiw |
hill |
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Sarn |
road or cross roads |
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Tudweiliog |
St. Tudwal's land
(see also St. Tudwal's Islands off Abersoch) |
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