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ArchivesRe: Cylla - Welsh?, Whitecast - unknown and Enna - Old English
in reply to a message by Mark C.
The Welsh word 'cylla' means "stomach" and this is the only etymology I can find on it. A bit weird though :/
Enna/Henn apparently means "water hen".
RE Whitecast - do you mean Whitecast as in the Whitecast Marshes, if so I'm pretty sure the first element means simply "white" from the OE 'hwit' but the second element, I am uncertain of - it may be from the OE cæster meaning "Roman fort" or ceastel "heap of stones".
In the area around Whitecast there is a Roman fort (Burgh Castle) and also a later castle built in the 15th Century (Caister Castle). Of course, if you don't mean the Whitecast Marshes then this is probably of no use. :)
Enna/Henn apparently means "water hen".
RE Whitecast - do you mean Whitecast as in the Whitecast Marshes, if so I'm pretty sure the first element means simply "white" from the OE 'hwit' but the second element, I am uncertain of - it may be from the OE cæster meaning "Roman fort" or ceastel "heap of stones".
In the area around Whitecast there is a Roman fort (Burgh Castle) and also a later castle built in the 15th Century (Caister Castle). Of course, if you don't mean the Whitecast Marshes then this is probably of no use. :)
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