Message: "Town(?) named Cellan in Wales"

Town(?) named Cellan in Wales

by Dee Cellan Foley (guest)

7/13/2006, 2:30 PM

Hi...Does anyone know how the town was named? Thanks DF

- Merriment MacDemonheart (guest) +2

7/14/2006, 3:40 AM

It probably refers to a hermit's dwelling - cell 'hermit's dwelling'; cellan 'little hermit's dwelling'.

A hermit being a holy man.

- Anneza

7/16/2006, 10:37 PM

You're back! Welcome!

- morfydd

7/15/2006, 4:55 AM

I am fascinated to learn that and would like to add my thanks to those of the questioner.

- Morfydd (guest)

7/13/2006, 2:48 PM

I've always thought that it came from "celyn", meaning holly. But that's just a theory which has stuck in my mind.

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