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Upper Cwminon

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WelshAI-generated

This name refers to the upper part of a valley or hollow, likely named after a stream or feature called 'Cwm-inon'. 'Cwm' means valley or corrie, and 'inon' might relate to a river name or a descriptive term.

Word origins

Upper
Old Englishhigher, further up(from uf(e)rra "higher")
Cwminon
WelshValley of the river Inon (or similar)(from cwm "valley, corrie", inon "Possibly related to a river name, e.g. Afon Einion")