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Bodfari
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English
Etymology
From en cy -, where the first element is probably cy bod to be, but the second is less certain. Possibly named after a saint cy *Tyfarre, a name that parallels the second element of the ga - Saint Fin Barre, a word meaning "head, tip," from en wlm barr, with the honorific Welsh prefix cy ty- revered, honored, similar to Tyfrydog. If so, the development could have been cy Bod Tyfarre > cy Botfarre > cy Botfarri > cy Bodfari.Owen, H. W., Gruffydd, K. L. (2017). Place-Names of Flintshire. United Kingdom: University of Wales Press, SJ10970
Pronunciation
en /bɒdˈvæɹi/
Proper noun
en village and community in co/Denbighshire cc/Wales OS grid ref SJ0970. Community map
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