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Dinbych-y-pysgod
English name: Tenby · Pembrokeshire
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“Denbigh of the fishes”, that is, the little fort of the fishes
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Dinbych · DenbighCaeriw · CarewArberth · NarberthPenfro · PembrokeHendy-gwyn ar Daf · WhitlandLlansteffan · Llansteffan
Sources
- Wiktionary: Dinbych-y-pysgod (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Tenby (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 1768) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q558878 (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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