Cwm Crachen
valley · Blaenau Gwent - Blaenau Gwent
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This valley name combines the Welsh word 'cwm' (valley) with 'crachen', the plural or collective form of 'crach' (scabby, mangy, barren). It suggests a valley characterized by poor or desolate land.
Word origins
- Cwm
- Welshvalley(from cwm "valley")
- Crachen
- Welshscabby, mangy, barren (plural/collective)(from crach "scabby, mangy, barren")