Behind the Name: Message: "Re: Claerwen?"

Subject:	Re: Claerwen?
Author:	Lumia (Authenticated as Lumia)
Date:	May 25, 2009 at 12:43:48 AM
Reply to:	Claerwen? by Anneza

Claerwen is a river name (in Powys, Wales), coming from claer, "clear, bright", and gwen, "white, clear" (in other contexts, it also means "blessed"): "very clear, very bright". In Wales, it is really used as given name, together with other toponyms (place names, river names, lake names...).

Lumia
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Claerwen? - Anneza May 24 2009, 11:54:45 PM
- Re: Claerwen? - Lumia May 25 2009, 12:43:48 AM
  - Re: Claerwen? - Anneza May 25 2009, 10:35:12 PM
  - Re: Claerwen? - lac May 25 2009, 2:01:17 PM
    - Re: Claerwen? - Lumia May 25 2009, 3:42:28 PM

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