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Dolwyddelan
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌdɔlwɨ̞ˈðɛlan/ (North Wales)/ˌdɔlwɪˈðeːlan/ (South Wales)/ˌdɔlwɪˈðɛlan/ (South Wales)
English name: Dolwyddelan · Conwy
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“meadow of Gwyddelan”, a saint
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Dolbadarn · Dolbadarn CastleDolgellau · DolgellauBetws-y-coed · Betws-y-CoedBeddgelert · BeddgelertEryri · SnowdoniaLlandecwyn · Llandecwyn
Sources
- Wiktionary: Dolwyddelan (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Dolwyddelan (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 1792) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q5289699 (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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