Borth-y-Gest
village · Gwynedd - Gwynedd
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Borth-y-Gest is a Welsh village name. 'Borth' likely refers to a landing place or quay, and 'Gest' may be a personal name or related to a guest house.
Word origins
- Borth
- Welshlanding place, quay(from port "harbour, port")
- y
- Welshthe
- Gest
- Welshguest, stranger, possibly a personal name(from gwest "guest")