Swansea
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse personal name Sveinn('s) + ey (“island”). Written Sweynesse c. 1165, Sueinesea in 1190, Swanesey in 1322.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Swansea
- A city and county in South Wales.
- Various other places in the United States, Canada and Australia:
- A neighbourhood of the city of Toronto, Ontario.
- A ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona.
- A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
- A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
- A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
- A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada.
- A town in Lexington County, South Carolina.
- A town in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
- A town in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, Tasmania.
Translations edit
a city in South Wales
References edit
- 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Swansea.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Swansea n (indeclinable)
Further reading edit
- Swansea in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English Swansea.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Swansea