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Thinking about it, it does seem more likely that Pennsylvania was named after William Penn's father. If it had been named in Welsh (as an alternative to the name New Wales) and the idea was to create the name 'Head Woods' then Pennsylvania would have been named Pencoed. [[User:Ieuan|Ieuan]] 03:32, 17th October 2008 (BST)
Thinking about it, it does seem more likely that Pennsylvania was named after William Penn's father. If it had been named in Welsh (as an alternative to the name New Wales) and the idea was to create the name 'Head Woods' then Pennsylvania would have been named Pencoed. [[User:Ieuan|Ieuan]] 03:32, 17th October 2008 (BST)
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