Etymology

Denbigh

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Today it means: A market town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0566). Full definition →

Welsh Dinbych
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  1. Welsh · borrowed fromDinbych
  2. English todayDenbigh

From Welsh Dinbych, a univerbation of din (“fort”) + bych, a variant form of bychan (“small”). Doublet of Tenby.

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