On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 11:07:10 +0000, charles wrote:

In article ,
T i m wrote:
On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:10:23 -0800 (PST), Owain Lastname
wrote:

On Friday, 20 November 2020 at 20:04:29 UTC, T i m wrote:
Welsh comes from the Old English waleas, meaning foreigner or thief
(in those days the two categories were probably considered
indistinguishable.
So are you saying that the name for those who live in Wales suggests
that they are all foreigners or thieves?

Indeed.

Oooerr. ;-)

Bear in mind that in border areas raiding and sheep-rustling was
common.

Yeah, like many other instances where the geography or circumstances
impacted how things were known then called. Long lane, Bath, Bradford,
Chestnut Avenue, Six Mile Bottom? ;-)

Cheers, T i m

I knew someone who lived in Hogs' Turd Lane.

My favourite is "Avenue". Just that.

A narrow street between tall houses.



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