Pen-y-Clip
cliff or slope · Conwy - Conwy
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely describes a cliff or slope. 'Pen' means 'head' or 'top', and 'y' is a definite article. 'Clip' is likely a corruption or variant of 'clippan' or 'cleave', meaning 'to cut' or 'to split', referring to a sharp drop or cleft in the land.
Word origins
- Pen
- Welshhead, top, end(from pen "head, top")
- y
- Welshthe(from y "the")
- Clip
- UnknownPossibly related to cutting or splitting, referring to a sharp feature