Caergeiliog is a village in
Anglesey
Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a Local government in Wales, principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strai ...
, in north-west Wales.
It is in the
community
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of
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll and has a population of 355. The name derives from
Welsh
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Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
, and is a combination of ''Caer'', meaning 'castle' or 'fort', and ''ceiliog'', meaning 'cockerel'. It is unclear where the second element came from.
References
Villages in Anglesey
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll
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