Carnarvon
English
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Etymology
[edit]Anglicisation of Welsh caer + yn + ar Fôn, opposite Môn (Anglesey) .
Proper noun
[edit]Carnarvon
- Former spelling of Caernarfon.
- A coastal town in Western Australia, north of Perth.
- A small town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
- A community in Minden Hills township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Sac County, Iowa, United States.
Usage notes
[edit]Carnarvon in Wales was renamed Caernarvon first before becoming Caernarfon.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Welsh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- en:Towns in Western Australia, Australia
- en:Towns in Australia
- en:Places in Western Australia, Australia
- en:Places in Australia
- en:Towns in the Northern Cape, South Africa
- en:Towns in South Africa
- en:Places in the Northern Cape, South Africa
- en:Places in South Africa
- en:Villages in Ontario, Canada
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario, Canada
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Unincorporated communities in Iowa, USA
- en:Places in Iowa, USA
- en:Places in the United States