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Bannau Brycheiniog. Yes or no.?

(62 Posts)
Callistemon21 Fri 28-Apr-23 19:31:54

It's just up the road so I expect it will remain as the Brecon Beacons for a long time even amongst older Welsh speakers.

We were discussing this the other day with a Welsh, Welsh-speaking friend and she was all for the name change but, like all place names in Wales, both will probably to be used.

M0nica Fri 28-Apr-23 19:18:40

I see no reason why the Welsh should not use the Welsh name and the English the English.

Lots of countries have different versions of a name for places
London - Londres (France) - Londra (Italian) The French call England Angleterre, the Germans talk of Grossbritannien.

It seems perfectly reasonable for the Welsh and English to use different names in different languages.

Riverwalk Fri 28-Apr-23 19:00:06

A Welsh name for a Welsh national park sounds reasonable to me.

As for Sunak, if in Australia would he refer to Ayers Rock rather than Uluru, just to be awkward?

I heard the pronunciation and it sounds very straightforward for non-Welsh speakers!

MrsKen33 Fri 28-Apr-23 18:51:22

W
wheniwas your age. Or even tried to say it !

Kim19 Fri 28-Apr-23 18:43:37

If I'm ever in that area I'll make an effort to get the pronunciation correct.

LadyHonoriaDedlock Fri 28-Apr-23 18:35:06

Welsh name for Welsh mountains? Why ever not? Let's go for it.

Casdon Fri 28-Apr-23 18:23:44

I live in mid Wales, within the national park. The publicity around the name change was a problem, nobody told local businesses so all the literature is out of date, and that is annoying people locally - typical high handed National Parks action.
Having said that, I think it’s good to revert to the Welsh name - I think it will take many years for it to be the first name people from outside Wales think of though, if they do at all.

Wheniwasyourage Fri 28-Apr-23 18:19:43

I agree with Foxygloves that the reasons given are not sensible, but I also agree that a Welsh name for a place in Wales is a matter for the Welsh, and why shouldn't they decide to change it? Nothing to do with Rishi Sunak. I wonder if he has ever even been there... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Blondiescot Fri 28-Apr-23 18:16:55

Makes perfect sense to me, so I'm a yes!

Foxygloves Fri 28-Apr-23 18:16:29

No, no, no
The “connotations” of “beacon” seem to be entirely misrepresented. Nothing to do with carbon emissions!
I have no quarrel with using the Welsh version of the name as an option but do the environmentalists also wish to rename Beaconsfield, Minehead, Coalville.etc?
They do not see to understand the derivation of (Beacon” which comes from Old English bēacen, bēcen, bēcn “a sign, portent; a standard, banner; a signal, signal fire, signal hill or tower, watchtower; lighthouse.” )
The reason it was a fire long ago was, guess what, because they hadn’t invented LED bulbs hmm
It gets sillier by the day!

tanith Fri 28-Apr-23 18:11:27

Abosolutely Yes, I don’t understand what it’s got to do with Rishi.

MrsKen33 Fri 28-Apr-23 18:03:24

I live in S W Wales and the consensus around me is a firm yes. What do others think. Will you try or go with the PM and say no?