Pant-yr-eos Reservoir
lake or loch · Casnewydd - Newport
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Pant-yr-eos Reservoir is named after the nearby area. 'Pant' means hollow or valley, and 'eos' means nightingale. The name likely refers to a valley where nightingales are heard.
Word origins
- Pant
- Welshhollow, valley(from pant "hollow, valley")
- yr
- Welshthe(from yr "the")
- eos
- Welshnightingale(from eos "nightingale")