LLAN - FAIR - PWLL - GWYN - GYLL - GO - GER - YCH - WYRN - DROB - WLL - LLAN - TY - SILIO - GO - GO - GOCH

LLAN - Pronounced as you would do the Scottish word "clan".

FAIR - Pronounced as "fire" but with a v..."vire".

PWLL - Pronounced "poo" with a "cl" on the end..."poo-cl".

GWYN - Pronounced as the girls name Gwen.

GYLL - Prononced "gi-cl".

GO - Pronounced the same as "gone" but remove the "ne" to sound something like "gah".

GER - Pronounced "gare", sounds like "stare".

YCH - Pronounced like "uk".

WYRN - Pronounced like "win".

DROB - Pronounced as "drawb"..."draw" with a "b" on the end.

WLL - Pronounced like "oo-cl".

LLAN - Same as above, "clan".

TY - Pronounced like "tuh".

SILIO - Pronounced like "silly-uh".

GO - Pronounced like "gah".

GO - Pronounced like "gah".

GOCH - GO - Pronounced like "gawk".

What does it mean?

Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave.

To help you to understand the translation above, here is a breakdown of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch -

LLANFAIR - St. Mary's Church. "Llan" originally meant an "enclosure", today "church", and is followed by the name of a saint, in this case St. Mary. There are many places in Wales beginning with Llan.

LlanfairPWLLgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

PWLL - This is the Welsh for "hollow".

LlanfairpwllGWYNgyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

GWYN - This is the Welsh for "white".

LlanfairpwllgwynGYLLgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

GYLL - This comes from the Welsh for "hazel" which is "collen".

LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgoGERychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

GER - This is the Welsh "near" or "by".

LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogeryCHWYRNdrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

CHWYRN - This is the Welsh for "rapid".

LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrnDROBWLLllantysiliogogogoch

DROBWLL - This comes from the word "trobwll" which is the Welsh for "whirlpool".

LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllLLANTYSILIOgogogoch

LLANTYSILIO - This comes from the words "llan" meaning "parish" of St. Tysilio.

LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogOGOgoch

OGO - This comes from the word "ogof" meaning "cave" in Welsh.

LlanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogoGOCH

GOCH - "Coch" in Welsh means "red".