Keep unpacking meanings please, this is really interesting.
Where do Monnow and Tintern come from?
Where do Monnow and Tintern come from?
The River Monnow derives its name from the Welsh (Cymraeg, Myn-wy) and translates to "swift water". (myn means swift, and wy is one of the many Welsh words for water).
The name Tintern may derive from the Welsh din + d/teyrn, meaning "rocks of the king".