Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
village · Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot
WelshAI-generated
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen means 'the meadow of the black enclosure'. It describes a landscape of open fields and dark or marshy ground.
Word origins
- gwaun
- Welshmeadow, open ground(from gwaun "meadow, open ground")
- cae
- Welshfield, enclosure(from cae "field, enclosure")
- gurwen
- Welshblack, white(from gwyn "white", gwr "man", gwen "fair, blessed")
Historical forms
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen