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Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales
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A comprehensive dictionary of the meanings and derivations of Welsh place-names. It deals with most of the place-names of Wales as well as prominent features of the landscape. It provides the evidence of historical forms and dates, identify the etymological elements, comment on the derivation, and meaning and linguistic development.
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #62485 in Books
- Published on: 2007-11-30
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 592 pages
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About the Author
Professor Hywel Wyn Owen is Director of the Place-name Research Centre at Bangor University and Vice President of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland. He is a regular broadcaster, and advises the Welsh Assembly and the Welsh Language Board and other national bodies on matters pertaining to place-names. Richard Morgan is an archivist, formerly with Shropshire and now with Glamorgan Record Office. He is an honorary lecturer at the School of Welsh at Bangor University. Both have published extensively and are acknowledged as leading authorities on the place-names of Wales.
