Llanfair... what?!

Question

Llanfair... what?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a village on the island of Anglesey in Wales. The village is best known for its name, the longest place name in Europe and the third longest place names in the world.

Which is the longest name you ever heard, in English or Spanish?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch es un pueblo de la isla de Anglesey, en Gales. El pueblo es conocido principalmente por su nombre, Es el topónimo más largo de Europa y el tercero más largo del mundo.

¿Cuál es el nombre más largo que has escuchado, en inglés o en español?

Answer 1

Mediterrunio:

Two Canadian tourists in Wales found themselves in the town called "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch".

They did not have any idea how to pronounce the name.

They decided to stop for lunch and hoped they would find a resident of the place who could tell them how to say the name.

They entered a fast food place, went to the counter and ordered their food.

After ordering their meal, they said to their server that they did not know how to pronounce the name of the place where they were. They asked him if he would pronounce it for them, s l o w l y.

The food service guy looked at them, strangely and said:

"B.u.r...g.e.r.....K.i.n.g."

Jajaj - Rey_Mysterio, Oct 15, 2010

Good one. - Gillium_001, Oct 16, 2010

Answer 2

Well we have "Land of the Never Never" in the Northern Territory Australia, can't get

much longer than that , no beginning and no end.

Incidentaly the locals in Wales call it , "Lanfair go go ", did you notice that red, goch

is pronounced very similar to the Spanish for red, "Roja"

Answer 3

Well in Japan there is this verb that businesses use and it's ridiculous.

?? (Uketamawa-ru)

How can just one character have five syllables?

Answer 4

The longest place name is in Bangkok - Thailand.link text

Krungthepmahanakonbowornratanakosinmahintarayudyayamahadiloponoparatanarojthaniburiromudomrajniwesmahasatarnamornpimarnavatarsatitsakattiyavisanukamphrasit.

(155 letters) The land of the angels...........

Thank you Brynn, an interesting City, but I did not find anything angelic about the place - ray76, Oct 16, 2010

I wonder how they can say that correctly with Thai being a tonal language... - JoelMatthew, Oct 16, 2010

I feel a headache coming on....! - galsally, Oct 16, 2010

me too...check my spelling please, jaja - Brynleigh, Oct 16, 2010

Answer 5

humuhumunukunuku'apua'a

Hawaiin State Fish!!!

Answer 6

I believe the name is also abbreviated to Llanfair pg, as well as Rays Llanfair go go. Both are much easier to say, as well as remember!