Conwy
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˈkɔnʊɨ̯/ (North Wales)/ˈkɔnʊi̯/ (South Wales)
English name: Conwy · Conwy
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
perhaps from cyn- “chief, foremost” and gwy “water”
The origin of this name is not certain. This is the meaning the sources below give.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Conwy (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Conwy (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 1529) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q634054 (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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