Aberdovey

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A coastal resort town located in Gwynedd, Wales, situated on the Irish Sea coast and known for its beaches and Victorian charm
2. A Welsh seaside settlement in the county of Gwynedd, positioned along the Irish Sea and popular as a holiday destination
3. A town on the Welsh coast in Gwynedd, overlooking Cardigan Bay and established as a leisure and tourist center

Etymology: Aberdovey is the English spelling of a Welsh place name, Aberdyfi, on the estuary of the River Dovey on the coast of Gwynedd. Its first element, "aber", means "river mouth" or the place where a river meets the sea, a component found in countless Welsh settlement names such as Aberystwyth and Aberdaron. The second element is the river's own name, Dyfi, so the whole name literally means "mouth of the Dovey." The English form keeps the older spelling conventions that anglicised many Welsh names, with "dovey" standing in for the Welsh "dyfi." The river itself gives the name its meaning, so the town is named for the water that flows past it rather than for any founder or event.