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Pwllheli
Pronunciation (IPA)/pʊɬˈhɛli/ (North Wales; South Wales)/pʊɬˈheːli/ (South Wales)
English name: Pwllheli · Gwynedd
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
from pwll “pool” and heli “saltwater, brine”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch · LlanfairpwllgwyngyllPont-y-pŵl · PontypoolAber-erch · AbererchPorthmadog · PorthmadogLlanllyfni · LlanllyfniNantlle · Nantlle
Sources
- Wiktionary: Pwllheli (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Pwllheli (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 6) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q1025821 (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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