Etymology

Abergavenny

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Today it means: A market town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO2914). Full definition →

Welsh aber
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  1. Welsh · derived fromaber
  2. English todayAbergavenny

From Welsh aber + Gavenny; the mouth of the River Gavenny, which here flows into the river Usk.

Words from the same roots

Welshaber all →

AberAberaeronAberavonAbersochAbercynonAberamanAberangellAberbranAberdulaisAberedwAberffrawAbergorlechAbergwiliAberkenfigAberthaw

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.