Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. This longer form of the name was invented for promotional purposes in the 1860s.
Meanings
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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 241:"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 2019:
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Synonyms
Llanfairpwll · Llanfairpwllgwyngyll · Llanfair PG · Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll
Translations (16)
ko 흘란바이르푸흘귄기흘고게러훠른드로부흘흘란더실리오고고고흐 (Translations) · wuu 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) · uk Лланвайрпуллґвінґілґоґерихвирндробуллллантісіліоґоґоґох (Translations) · sa मार्यादेवालयश्वेतभाण्डीलगर्तवेगभ्रामस्रोतःसन्निकटतिसिलियदेवालयलोहितगुहासन्निकटग्राम (Translations) · lo ລະນ໌ໄຝຣ໌ປຶລ໌ກຸວິງ໌ກິລ໌ກັອແກັເຣຂຸເວຣ໌ນ໌ດ໌ຣັອບຶລ໌ລັນເຕສິລ໌ຢັອກັອກັອກ໌ (Translations) · bg Ланвайрпулгуингилгогеръхуърндробуллантисильогогого́х (Translations) · ru Лланвайрпуллгуингиллгогерихуирндробуллллантисилиогогого́х (Translations) · hi ल्लानवायरपुल्लग्विंगिल्लगोगेरिक्विर्नद्रोबुल्लल्लानतिसिलियोगोगोगोख (Translations) · cy Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Translations) · mk Ланваирпулгвингилгогерихверндробуландисилиогогогох (Translations) · sh Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Translations) · ja 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) · sh Ланваирпулгвингилгогерихвирндробулантисилиогогогох (Translations) · zh 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) · th ซันไวร์พุซกวึนกึซกอแกเรอควืร์นดรอบุซซันเทอซิลิยอกอกอโกค (Translations) · hy Լլանվայրպուլլգուինգիլլգոգերիխուիրնդրոբուլլլլանտիսիլիոգոգոգոխ (Translations)