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Abergwaun
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌabɛrˈɡwaɨ̯n/ (North Wales)/ˌabɛrˈɡwai̯n/ (South Wales)
English name: Fishguard · Pembrokeshire
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“mouth of the River Gwaun”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Aberteifi · CardiganAberdaugleddau · Milford HavenAberaeron · AberaeronTrefgarn · TreffgarneTyddewi · St DavidsBoncath · Boncath
Sources
- Wiktionary: Abergwaun (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 821) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q1018730 (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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