"Abergwaun"

Translation: Fishguard

[Mattais]

is this a place or is it just a randomly pointless word we don't need? XD

[miacomet]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishguard

[halcyondais]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fishguard

[ZuMako8_Momo]

Do compound words like this often take the stress away from the usual penultimate syllable?

[diarmuidhirl]

Well known Port in Wales

[alan970526]

That was easy it's about 5 miles from where i live.

[Cynphony]

Do fish need to be guarded? Has someone been taking them? Is this a place or something on a boat that keeps fish back?

[HerrArbo]

It's a town. From Wikipedia:

Welsh: Abergwaun, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun".

English: The town name Fishguard derives from old Norse fiskigarðr meaning "fish catching enclosure", indicating that there may have been a Scandinavian trading post, although no evidence has been found.

[Lerura]

"fiski" means "to fish" and "garðr" means "garden" or "yard". "fiskigarðr" then means "to-fish yard" or "to-fish garden" which ends up meaning "fishing yard" or "fishing garden"

[mizinamo]

It's a place. See the only other thread on this page where this question was already asked and answered. The Wikipedia article linked there also talks about the origin of this name.

[TylerJohns273027]

As an American learning Welsh because of it being the base language for.Elvish.. What the hell is a fishguard?