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in reply to a message by LMS
I am not sure, but "Neifion" looks to me like the result of (predictable, regular) sound shifts, where Welsh speakers heard other people pronounce "Neptune" (or something quite similar), and when the loaned the name, they kind of "adjusted" it to sounds and syllables they were comfortable with as Welsh speakers.
If this was correct, the "fion" would have nothing to do with the "fion" of other names, but the "f" would be the result of "Welsh-ising" the "pt" combination, and "ion" the counterpart of "une", more or less.
If this was correct, the "fion" would have nothing to do with the "fion" of other names, but the "f" would be the result of "Welsh-ising" the "pt" combination, and "ion" the counterpart of "une", more or less.
This message was edited 1/30/2016, 10:06 PM
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