Berwyn

English

Etymology

From Welsh.

Proper noun

Berwyn (plural Berwyns)

  1. (in the plural) A mountain range in northeastern Wales.
    Synonyms: the Berwyn mountains, the Berwyn range
  2. A locality and railway station on a heritage railway in Llangollen community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1943).
  3. A village in the Municipal District of Peace, No. 135, in northwestern Alberta, Canada.
  4. A city and township in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
  5. A township and village therein, in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Easttown Township and Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  7. Former name of Gene Autry, Oklahoma, renamed in 1941.

Welsh

Etymology

bar (“summit”) +‎ gwyn (“white”).[1]

Proper noun

y Berwyn m

  1. a mountain range in northeastern Wales
    a locality and railway station on a heritage railway in Llangollen community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1943)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Berwyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
Berwyn Ferwyn Merwyn unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ D. Geraint Lewis, Y Llyfr Enwau – Enwau'r Wlad: A check-list of Welsh Place Names (2007).
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