Caernarfon

Or Caer·nar·von,

[kahr-nahr-vuhn]

noun

1. a seaport in western Gwynedd, in northwestern Wales, on the Menai Strait, built around a 13th-century castle of Edward II.

2. Caernarvonshire.

Caernarfon

/ kɑːˈnɑːvən /

noun

1. a port and resort in NW Wales, in Gwynedd on the Menai Strait: 13th-century castle. Pop: 9726 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caernarfon¹

From Welsh, equivalent to caer “Fort” + yn “in” (i.e., “facing”) Arfon “Angelsey”

Example Sentences

At Dinas, a few miles outside Caernarfon, Gwynedd, the Adra housing association is putting up 30 new homes.

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But the development does not fill young people on the streets of Caernarfon with any great hope.

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Plans to allow the certificates were published in 2002 but legislation was not passed, and Caernarfon's Plaid Cymru MP Hywel Williams tried and failed again to get the law changed in 2009.

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Lowri Puw, a 31-year-old pharmacist in Caernarfon - and a member of Welsh Pharmacy Board - said giving more responsibility to pharmacists was "fantastic news", allowing more patients to access UTI medication in a "timely manner, so the infection doesn't get worse".

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She told the monarch on Thursday: "I remember when your mother crowned you in Caernarfon Castle."

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