Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

llanfoist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: llan-foist
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Llanfoist Fawr community, west of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO2813).

Etymology

From Welsh llan + Ffwyst, apparently an early Welsh saint; the village's name in Welsh is Llanffwyst.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: llan

Questions

What does llanfoist mean?: A village in Llanfoist Fawr community, west of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO2813).
Where does llanfoist come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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