Golftyn
suburban area · Sir y Fflint - Flintshire
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Golftyn is a Welsh place name, likely meaning 'the enclosure or settlement by the river Dee'. It combines the Welsh word 'tyn' (enclosure) with 'Gol' which might relate to the Dee or a specific feature.
Word origins
- Gol
- Welshpossibly related to Dee(from Gwyl "possibly related to a river name")
- tyn
- Welshenclosure, settlement(from tyn "enclosure, settlement")