Wales – What’s in a Name?

Which language do you think the sign is in – Scots, Irish, Welsh or English?

In English, the full name of this village means: Saint Mary’s church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave.

Vurderingseksemplar

Foto fra Wales

After reading

a Count the number of letters in the name. How many are there? b Find out what the name of the village means in Norwegian. c Which is the longest place name you know of? d Make up your own place name based on where you live.