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Let's get some money from the English. [[User:LateralQuercus|LateralQuercus]] | Let's get some money from the English. [[User:LateralQuercus|LateralQuercus]] | ||
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| + | Llan: church, or religious enclosure (a church building itself is ''eglwys'', from the latin ''ecclesia''. | ||
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| + | Fair: modified form of ''Mair'', (Saint) Mary. | ||
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| + | Pwll: pool | ||
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| + | Gwyn: white | ||
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| + | Gyll: modified form of ''cyll'': plural form of ''collen'', hazel | ||
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| + | Go-ger: close to | ||
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| + | Y: the | ||
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| + | Chwyrn: wild | ||
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| + | Drobwll: modified form of ''trobwll'', whirlpool | ||
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| + | Llantysillio: church of St. Tysilio | ||
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| + | Gogo: (meaning obscure) | ||
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| + | Goch: modified form of ''coch'', red. | ||
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| + | Thus, the church of St Mary by the poool of the white hazels, close to the wild whirlpool of the red church of St Tysilio. | ||
Revision as of 22:03, April 28, 2007
What does Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch mean in Welsh? GodlessLiberal 17:44, 28 April 2007 (EDT)
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is in Welsh, therefore in Welsh it means Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!
Let me rephrase that, what does it mean in English? GodlessLiberal 17:48, 28 April 2007 (EDT)
Let's get some money from the English. LateralQuercus
Arf!
Llan: church, or religious enclosure (a church building itself is eglwys, from the latin ecclesia.
Fair: modified form of Mair, (Saint) Mary.
Pwll: pool
Gwyn: white
Gyll: modified form of cyll: plural form of collen, hazel
Go-ger: close to
Y: the
Chwyrn: wild
Drobwll: modified form of trobwll, whirlpool
Llantysillio: church of St. Tysilio
Gogo: (meaning obscure)
Goch: modified form of coch, red.
Thus, the church of St Mary by the poool of the white hazels, close to the wild whirlpool of the red church of St Tysilio.