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Rhiw Mynach Reservoirs

lake or loch · Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf

WelshAI-generated

Rhiw Mynach Reservoirs is a Welsh name. 'Rhiw' means 'slope' or 'hill', and 'Mynach' means 'monk'. 'Reservoirs' is a modern English term.

Word origins

Rhiw
Welshslope, hill(from rhiw "slope, hill")
Mynach
Welshmonk(from mynach "monk")
Reservoirs
Old EnglishPlaces where water is collected and stored(from re- "again", servare "to keep, to save")