Afan
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Afan
- A river in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales, which flows into Swansea Bay at Aberavon.
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Afan m or f
- a unisex given name from afon (“river”) or afan (“raspberries”)
- Saint Afan of Builth, an early 6th-century Welsh bishop, martyr, and saint.
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afan | unchanged | unchanged | Hafan |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Heini Gruffudd (2010) Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children, Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 11