Caerllion
Pronunciation (IPA)/keɨ̯rˈɬiɔn/ (North Wales)/kei̯rˈɬiɔn/ (South Wales)
English name: Caerleon · Newport
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“fort”, with a second part of uncertain origin, possibly lleng “(Roman) legion”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Caerllion (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Caerleon (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 1246) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q1009261 (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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