Caernarvon

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A historic walled town on the Menai Strait in north-west Wales, known for its medieval castle and as the site of the Investiture of the Prince of Wales
2. A walled seaport in north-west Wales on the Menai Strait, famous for its medieval castle built by Edward I
3. An old fortified town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, situated on the Menai Strait and dominated by a famous castle

Etymology: Caernarvon is the older English spelling of the Welsh town now written Caernarfon, on the north-west coast of Wales. The spelling "Caernarvon" was an anglicisation of the Welsh name, which the English rendered in their own letters, with the Welsh "f" (pronounced "v") written as "v". Today the Welsh spelling is official, and the English form survives mainly in older texts, in the title of the Earl of Carnarvon, and in the name of the Carnarvon Castle that stands in the town.