Originally posted by Racer X 69 Puyallup was next on my list.
It has always surprised me how much difficulty people have with the easy ones, like Snohomish, Yakima, Quillehuyte, and Wahkiakum.
I understood for those who don't speak Welsh, the pronouncing properly the names of places in that language can be somewhat
" challenging "
"Welsh place names are often based on words that describe a landmark or feature of the countryside. Therefore with a knowledge of modern Welsh you can often guess the location of a village, or the character of a mountain from its name. What you may see as a jumble of letters is often, in reality, vividly descriptive. There are some examples of local place-names and their meanings at the bottom of this page. . . .
WALES’S LONGEST PLACE NAME
The longest place name in Wales and the world’s longest railroad station name is:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantisiliogogogoch
which translates as The Church of St Mary in the Hollow of the White Hazel Near the Fierce Whirlpool and the Church of Tysilio by the Red Cave. "
Welsh Place Names | Place Names in Wales | Wales Cottages