Etymology

Llanfoist

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Today it means: A village in Llanfoist Fawr community, west of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO2813). Full definition →

Welsh llan
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The story

  1. Welsh · derived fromllan
  2. English todayLlanfoist

From Welsh llan + Ffwyst, apparently an early Welsh saint; the village's name in Welsh is Llanffwyst.

Words from the same roots

Welshllan all →

LlangefniLlandinaboLlanaelhaearnLlanbedrogLlandarcyLlanddewi BrefiLlandysilioLlanegwadLlangelerLlangelyninLlangurigLlangynogLlanrhianLlanstadwellLlansteffanLlantilio PertholeyLlantwit MajorLlantysilio

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