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Abergele
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌabɛrˈɡɛlɛ/ (North Wales; South Wales)/ˌabɛrˈɡeːlɛ/ (South Wales)
English name: Abergele · Conwy
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“mouth of the River Gele”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Aber-erch · AbererchY Bermo · BarmouthAberriw · BerriewBae Colwyn · Colwyn BayDinbych · DenbighConwy · Conwy
Sources
- Wiktionary: Abergele (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Abergele (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 815) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q2771917 (CC0)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Standard Welsh forms from the Welsh Language Commissioner. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
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