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Caergybi
Pronunciation (IPA)/kaɨ̯rˈɡəbɪ/ (North Wales)/kai̯rˈɡəbi/ (South Wales)
English name: Holyhead · Isle of Anglesey
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“fort of Saint Cybi”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Caernarfon · CaernarfonLlanfair Caereinion · Llanfair CaereinionCastell Caereinion · Castle CaereinionYnys Gybi · Holy IslandBodewryd · BodewrydYnys Môn · Anglesey
Sources
- Wiktionary: Caergybi (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 1239) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q257446 (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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