← Celtic Place-Name Explainer
Ynys Môn
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌənɨ̞s ˈmoːn/ (North Wales)/ˌənɪs ˈmoːn/ (South Wales)
English name: Anglesey · Isle of Anglesey
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“island of Môn”; Môn goes back to the old Celtic name *Monā, first recorded in Latin as Mona
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Ynys Gybi · Holy IslandLlanynys · LlanynysLlangefni · LlangefniCerrigceinwen · CerrigceinwenLlanbedr-goch · LlanbedrgochLlanfair Mathafarn Eithaf · Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf
Sources
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
Practise Welsh on your phone
Daily 5-minute drills with spaced repetition on iOS and Android.