Brecon

B3R1E1C3O1N1
/ˈbɹɛkən/

proper noun

A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0428).

OriginWelsh Brychan →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0428).

    Brecon or Aberhonddu, a typical Welsh town of 5,350 inhabitants, stands in a grand amphitheatre of hills and mountains at the confluence of the rivers Usk, Honddu, and Tarell.

    1939 September, A. F. N. Barnsdale, “The Neath & Brecon Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 188

Origin

  1. WelshBrychan
  2. EnglishBrecon

From Welsh Brychan, name of a legendary king of Brycheiniog.

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Translations

Welsh Aberhonddu
  • Aberhonddutown

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Brecon

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Anagrams

boncer
Cite this entry
APA

Brecon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brecon

MLA

“Brecon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brecon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brecon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brecon.

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