Upper Ochrwyth
hamlet · Caerffili - Caerphilly
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Ochrwyth is likely a Welsh place name, possibly meaning 'crooked ridge' or 'bent ridge'. 'Upper' indicates its position.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old Englishhigher
- uch
- Welshupper(from uch "upper")
- crwth
- Welshbent, crooked(from crwth "bent, crooked")