Caernarfon

American  

[kahr-nahr-vuhn] / kɑrˈnɑr vən /

Or Caernarvon,

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.

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Caernarfon British  

/ kɑːˈnɑːvən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Caernarfon

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

Example Sentences

She added: "Jonathan's mum was born and brought up in Caernarfon, so there was a connection on both sides, so it just seemed to fit."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Matt Swarbrick, a farmer in Henbant, near Caernarfon, read the book after seeing it advertised by the publisher on an online forum for smallholders.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Sports-mad John McAllister went to the Winter Olympics and back in 24 hours - for the same price as going to see Barry Town play Caernarfon in Llandudno.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

As a choirboy with "the voice of an angel", aged 19 he carried a cross leading a procession at Prince Charles's 1969 investiture in Jones's Caernarfon hometown, watched by hundreds of millions worldwide.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025