Meanings
- A village in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, known for having the longest place name in Europe, and the longest English-language (albeit borrowed from Welsh) settlement name in the world.
Some time ago, during a tour in Wales, I was much struck by the name of a little village in Anglesea. The village is insignificant enough, but it is surely as well described as the most ambitious place could desire. The name runs: "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch."
1905–1906, Reverend M. A. Bayfield, “Discussion of Mme. X.'s Greek Script”, in Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, volume 12, Society for Psychical Research, page 2411 more example
"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" in northern Wales was one the U.K.'s warmest locations on Tuesday at 21 C. […] Comments on a video clip of Dutton's deft delivery, posted to the Channel 4 News Facebook page, lend credence to his claim that Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch may in fact be the U.K.'s hardest name to pronounce.
2015 September 9, Lauren O'Neil, “Weatherman pronounces 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' flawlessly on live TV”, in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2019Synonyms: Llanfair PG, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, Llanfairpwll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA village in Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, known for having the longest place name in Europe, and the longest English-language (albeit borrowed from Welsh) settlement name in the world.
Origin
- WelshLlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
- EnglishLlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Borrowed from Welsh Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. This longer form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s.
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Bulgarian Ланвайрпулгуингилгогеръхуърндробуллантисильогогого́х
- Ланвайрпулгуингилгогеръхуърндробуллантисильогогого́х (Lanvajrpulguingilgogerăhuărndrobullantisiljogogogóh)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 兰韦尔普尔古因吉尔戈格里惠尔恩德罗布尔兰蒂西利奥戈戈戈赫
- 兰韦尔普尔古因吉尔戈格里惠尔恩德罗布尔兰蒂西利奥戈戈戈赫Translations
Hindi ल्लानवायरपुल्लग्विंगिल्लगोगेरिक्विर्नद्रोबुल्लल्लानतिसिलियोगोगोगोख
- ल्लानवायरपुल्लग्विंगिल्लगोगेरिक्विर्नद्रोबुल्लल्लानतिसिलियोगोगोगोख (llānvāyarpullagviṅgillagogerikvirnadrobullallāntisiliyogogogokh)Translations
Japanese スランヴァイルプールグウィンギルゴゲリッヒルンドロブールスランティシリオゴゴゴッホ
- スランヴァイルプールグウィンギルゴゲリッヒルンドロブールスランティシリオゴゴゴッホTranslations
Korean 흘란바이르푸흘귄기흘고게러훠른드로부흘흘란더실리오고고고흐
- 흘란바이르푸흘귄기흘고게러훠른드로부흘흘란더실리오고고고흐 (heullanbaireupuheulgwin'giheulgogereohworeundeurobuheulheullandeosilliogogogoheu)Translations
Russian Лланвайрпуллгуингиллгогерихуирндробуллллантисилиогогого́х
- Лланвайрпуллгуингиллгогерихуирндробуллллантисилиогогого́х (Llanvajrpullguingillgogerixuirndrobullllantisiliogogogóx)Translations
Thai ซันไวร์พุซกวึนกึซกอแกเรอควืร์นดรอบุซซันเทอซิลิยอกอกอโกค
- ซันไวร์พุซกวึนกึซกอแกเรอควืร์นดรอบุซซันเทอซิลิยอกอกอโกคTranslations
Ukrainian Лланвайрпуллґвінґілґоґерихвирндробуллллантісіліоґоґоґох
- Лланвайрпуллґвінґілґоґерихвирндробуллллантісіліоґоґоґох (Llanvajrpullgvingilgogeryxvyrndrobullllantisiliogogogox)Translations
Welsh Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
- LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochTranslations
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
“Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
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