Brecon

English

Etymology

From Welsh Brychan, name of a legendary king of Brycheiniog.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛkən/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

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Brecon

  2. A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0428).
    • 1939 September, A. F. N. Barnsdale, “The Neath & Brecon Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 188:
      Brecon or Aberhonddu, a typical Welsh town of 5,350 inhabitants, stands in a grand amphitheatre of hills and mountains at the confluence of the rivers Usk, Honddu, and Tarell.

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