Glanpwllafon
settlement · Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire
WelshSurmised
Suggested3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This Welsh name means 'the bank of the river pool'. It refers to a location on the edge of a pool by a river.
Word origins
- Glan
- Welshbank, edge, shore(from glan "clean, pure, bank")
- pwll
- Welshpool, pit(from pwll "pool")
- afon
- Welshriver(from afon "river")
Historical forms
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