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Trefynwy
Pronunciation (IPA)/trɛˈvənʊɨ̯/ (North Wales)/trɛˈvənʊi̯/ (South Wales)
English name: Monmouth · Monmouthshire
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“town on the Mynwy (Monnow)”, from tref “town”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Y Drenewydd · NewtownTrefaldwyn · MontgomeryTrefgarn · TreffgarnePont-y-pŵl · PontypoolPontnewydd · PontnewyddMagwyr · Magor
Sources
- Wiktionary: Trefynwy (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Monmouth (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Welsh Language Commissioner: Standard Welsh Place-names (record 478) (OGL v3.0)
- Wikidata Q156990 (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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