Aber-giar

Aber-giar (Welsh: Abergiâr) is a village in the community of Llanllwni in Carmarthenshire, Wales.[1]

Toponymy

The village name means 'mouth of the Iâr'. The stream called Nant Iâr has its confluence (aber) in the village with a tributary of the Teifi called Nant Ceiliog. Both streams are named after fowl, with iâr meaning hen, and ceiliog meaning cockerel. A 'g' was added onto the beginning of 'iâr' in Abergiâr because of the mistaken assumption that it must have been there originally before being lost to lenition.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Aber-Giâr, Carmarthenshire". www.britishplacenames.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Morgan, Richard (2022). Place Names of Carmarthenshire. Cardiff: Welsh Academic Press. p. 2. ISBN 9781860571572.
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