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KamaAina

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9. Why does "Llanfairpwllgwyngyll" have six L's? It only needs three.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Oct 29, 2015, 06:14 PM

Oct 2015

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

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (pronounced [ɬanˌvairpuɬˈɡwɨ̞nɡɨ̞ɬ]) is a large village and community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. It is alternatively known as Llanfairpwll, Llanfair PG, or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

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Why does "Lloyd" have two L's? It only needs one. nt [View all] raccoon Oct 2015 OP

I'll guess that there was once an apostrophe between the L's, and before that, a letter. arcane1 Oct 2015 #1

al'Loyd ? A man of real mettle ? nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 #12

From Saudi Arabia! WinkyDink Oct 2015 #13

More likely Solder Arabia. :) nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 #15

I am not worthy. :-) WinkyDink Oct 2015 #20

I'd Mecca joke but that one's hard to top pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #21

Because it is Welsh and they get a prize for using extra consonants. FSogol Oct 2015 #2

Yep, Wales. hunter Oct 2015 #5

My great grandfather came from Llanfihangel y Creuddyn csziggy Oct 2015 #8

wow! impressive!!!! magical thyme Oct 2015 #10

Yep. It's Wwelshh. hifiguy Oct 2015 #23

Yep I'm Welsh and my maiden name is Williams. See? CTyankee Nov 2015 #32

Why does raccoon have two Cc? Ptah Oct 2015 #3

Good question--came from Algonquian (Powhatan) arahkun. nt raccoon Oct 2015 #4

Partly because older English spelling tends to be pretty random ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 #16

I ask that of a Lloyd I once knew.... Jade Fox Oct 2015 #6

It's Welsh, which has frogmarch Oct 2015 #7

Why does "Llanfairpwllgwyngyll" have six L's? It only needs three. KamaAina Oct 2015 #9

Guess we're lucky it doesn't have nine. nt LiberalElite Oct 2015 #19

It should be spelled "Loid" Generic Brad Oct 2015 #11

As in, "The Loids of Brooklyn." WinkyDink Oct 2015 #14

Loids Of Lunden olddots Oct 2015 #17

It's for a double dose of lovin' nt MrScorpio Oct 2015 #18

Why are Cap'n Crunch's eyebrows on his hat? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #22

That's one reason I could never eat those 2naSalit Nov 2015 #28

Cap'n Crunch is sweet, but they did scratch the top of my mouth. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #29

Why is there an L in Noel? rug Oct 2015 #24

My best friends are having a little girl... Chan790 Nov 2015 #30

Send them this for a Christmas card. rug Nov 2015 #31

Don't even get me started on 'vaccuum' pinboy3niner Oct 2015 #25

Unless it's Carli Lloyd. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #26

they wanted to change it, but they couldn't decide which "L" to remove virtualobserver Oct 2015 #27