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Cwm yr Ychen

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WelshAI-generated

This valley name means 'valley of the ox' or 'oxen's valley'. It is formed from the Welsh 'cwm' (valley), the definite article 'yr', and 'chen' (a mutated form of 'ych' meaning ox).

Word origins

Cwm
Welshvalley(from cwm "valley")
yr
Welshthe(from yr "the")
Ychen
Welshoxen(from ych "ox", -en "plural suffix")