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Coedcernyw
English name: Coedkernew · Newport
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
probably “wood of the cairn”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Coety · CoityBetws-y-coed · Betws-y-CoedMaes-glas · MaesglasBasaleg · BassalegCasnewydd · NewportMachen · Machen
Sources
- Wiktionary: Coedkernew (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 1491) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q5140556 (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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