Cwm-y-Breach
valley · Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Cwm-y-Breach is a valley named after a broken or steep place. 'Cwm' means valley, 'y' is a possessive article, and 'breach' likely derives from 'briallu' meaning to break or shatter, or 'breech' referring to a steep slope.
Word origins
- Cwm
- Welshvalley(from cwm "valley")
- y
- Welshof the(from y "of the")
- Breach
- Welshbroken, steep(from briallu "to break, shatter")