Bwlch-derwin
hamlet · Gwynedd - Gwynedd
WelshSurmised
Suggested3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name means 'the pass of the thorns'. 'Bwlch' means a mountain pass or gap, and 'derwen' means oak, but here likely refers to thorns or brambles.
Word origins
- Bwlch
- Welshmountain pass, gap(from bwlch "pass, gap")
- derwin
- Welshthorns(from draen "thorn", -in "plural suffix")
Historical forms
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