The castle at Caernarfon (meaning in Welsh "the fortress in Arfon"), which was formerly anglicised as "Carnarvon" or "Caernarvon". The name "Arfon" refers to the area "opposite Môn" or Anglesey.
The place-names of Wales derive in most cases from the Welsh language, but have also been influenced by linguistic contact with the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Anglo-Normans and modern English.[1] Toponymy in Wales reveals significant features of the country's history and geography, as well as the development of the Welsh language. Its study is promoted by the Welsh Place-Name Society (Cymdeithas Enwau Lleoedd Cymru).
^Wyn Owen, Hywel; Richard Morgan (2008). Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales. Llandysul: Gomer Press. pp. vii. ISBN 978-1-84323-901-7.
modern English. Toponymy in Wales reveals significant features of the country's history and geography, as well as the development of the Welsh language. Its...
Patagonian Welsh (Welsh: Cymraeg y Wladfa) is a variety of the Welsh language spoken in Y Wladfa, the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, Chubut Province, Argentina...
Scottish toponymy derives from the languages of Scotland. The toponymy varies in each region, reflecting the linguistic history of each part of the country...
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The toponymy of England derives from a variety of linguistic origins. Many English toponyms have been corrupted and broken down over the years, due to...
political entities have only been separate since 1921. Scottish toponymyWelshtoponymy This article includes a list of related items that share the same...
Celtic onomastics Irish name Patronymic#Welsh and Cornish Scottish Gaelic personal naming system Welshtoponymy John Davies; Nigel Jenkins; Menna Baines;...
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of toponyms (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their...
taught in British schools. WelshtoponymyWelsh Romani language "Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011". legislation.gov.uk. "Welsh language in Wales (Census...
Shamhráin. Celtic toponymy Irish name Place names in Ireland Germanic name Scottish Gaelic name Scottish toponymyWelsh surnames Welshtoponymy Families of...
from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail Gaer (disambiguation) Welshtoponymy Carlisle, Nicholas. Topographical Dictionary of the Dominion of Wales...
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held a conference on Welshtoponymy, at which it was agreed to form the Welsh Place-Name Society. "Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd" (in Welsh). BBC. September 2005...
Celtic toponymy is the study of place names wholly or partially of Celtic origin. These names are found throughout continental Europe, Britain, Ireland...
in Wales derive from the Welsh language. Place names in Irish English toponymy Scottish toponymyWelshtoponymy Celtic toponymy "Eight Scottish cities"...
Dutch names German names Norman toponymy (includes Old Norse placenames in Normandy) German toponymy Celtic toponymy Placenames in the United Kingdom...
appellative) plus determinative (adjective). This order dominates in Occitan toponymy, as well as in western France. Instead of Neuville, in the south we find...
Retrieved 16 February 2010. "Welsh Government: Minister in Paris for launch of Celtic festival". Welsh Government website. Welsh Government. 14 March 2002...
the original name was Rhâth, adding that this was a common element in Welshtoponymy denoting ancient earthworks (cognate with rati, meaning a fortified...
Olai in his Chronica regni Gothorum (c. 1470) notes the similarity in toponymy, Swycia, quasi Suecia. This tradition was taken seriously in 19th-century...
Cumbrian toponymy refers to the study of place names in Cumbria, a county in North West England, and as a result of the spread of the ancient Cumbric language...
people.[unreliable source?] The name of the Caledonians may be found in toponymy, such as Dùn Chailleann, the Scottish Gaelic word for the town of Dunkeld...
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