Penrhiwgoch
hamlet · Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire
WelshSurmised
Suggested3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name combines 'pen' meaning 'head' or 'top', and 'rhiw' meaning 'slope' or 'hill'. 'Goch' is the Welsh word for 'red', likely describing the colour of the hill or a feature on it.
Word origins
- Pen
- Welshhead, end, top(from pen "head, top")
- rhiw
- Welshslope, hill(from rhiw "slope, hill")
- goch
- Welshred(from coch "red")
Historical forms
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