Penmaen Head
cliff or slope · Conwy - Conwy
CornishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a headland or cliff. 'Pen' means 'head', 'top', or 'end'. 'Maen' means 'stone' or 'rock'. Thus, it signifies a 'stone headland' or 'rocky cliff'.
Word origins
- Pen
- Cornishhead, top, end(from pen "head, top")
- maen
- Cornishstone, rock(from maen "stone, rock")
- Head
- Old EnglishAttestedheadland(from hēafod "head, headland")