Nant-y-draenog Reservoir
lake or loch · Caerffili - Caerphilly
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Nant-y-draenog Reservoir is a Welsh name meaning 'stream of the thorn bush reservoir'. 'Nant' means stream, 'y' means 'the', and 'draenog' means thorn bush or gorse.
Word origins
- Nant
- Welshstream, brook(from nant "stream")
- y
- Welshthe(from y "the")
- draenog
- Welshthorn bush, gorse(from draen "thorn", -og "suffix indicating abundance")
- Reservoir
- Unknowna place where water is collected and stored