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Marcroes

village · Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan

Old EnglishAI-generated

Marcroes is thought to be named from an Old English personal name, 'Mearc', and a topographical term meaning 'hill'.

Word origins

Mearc
Old EnglishPersonal name(from Mearc "Personal name")
rō(h)
Old EnglishHill(from rō(h) "Hill")

Historical forms

Merchros (1291)