Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
translation:
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool
and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
The breakdown of the town's name below, with a translation of the Welsh words used,
will enable you to see how the town was named.
LLANFAIRpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
LLANFAIR : St Mary's Church
The Welsh "Llan" originally meant "an enclosed piece of land", which came to mean "parish",
and, by association, "church" over time.
Mostly it is followed by the name of a saint, in this particular instance St Mary.
You have probably noticed many, many places in Wales begin with "Llan",
as do quite a number on Ynys Môn.
LlanfairPWLLgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
PWLL : The Welsh for "hollow"
LlanfairpwllGWYNgyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
GWYN : Welsh for "white"
LlanfairpwllgwynGYLLgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
GYLL : From the Welsh for "hazel" i.e. "collen"
LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgoGERychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
GER : Welsh for "near" or "by"
LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogeryCHWYRNdrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
CHWYRN : Welsh for "rapid"
LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrnDROBWYLL-llantysiliogogogoch
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
DROBWYLL : From the Welsh word "trobwll" meaning "whirlpool"
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-LLANTYSILIOgogogoch
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
LLANTYSILIO : "llan" as before, meaning "church" and St Tysilio
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogOGOgoch
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
OGO : From the Welsh word "ogof" meaning "cave"
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogoGOCH
St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St Tysilio of the red cave
GOCH : Welsh for "red"
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