Heart, in my words

craon : heart

The Fennas word for heart is craon. Craon is the name of several towns in France. Le Château de Craon is an 18th century French castle. Craon is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for heart is galon/calon; the Irish word for heart is croi; and the Breton word for heart is kalon.

The graphic shows a Celtic heart soap mold.

Foot, in my words

troc : foot

The Fennas word for foot is troc. Troc is an uncommon last name. The Troc can be short for The Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia. Troc means barter in French.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for foot is troed/droed; the Irish word for foot is cos; and the Breton word for foot is troad.

The foot graphic shown is a "Monty Python foot".

Hand, in my words

lofh : hand

The Fennas word for hand is lofh. Lofh is a rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for hand is llaw; the Irish word for hand is lámh; and the Breton word for hand is dorn. In addition, the Cornish word for hand is leuv/leyf or dorn.

I've added the fh consonant combination, which will be pronounced like v, to use for Irish mh and bh.

Eye, in my words

syld : eye

The Fennas word for eye is syld. Syld is a rare last name. SYLD is the airport code for Linden, Guyana, in South America.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for eye is llygad; the Irish word for eye is súil; and the Breton word for eye is lagad.

By the way, my eyes are the color of the eye shown in the graphic.

Horse, in my words

ceghal : horse

The Fennas word for horse is ceghal. Ceghal is a very rare last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for horse is ceffyl; the Irish word for horse is capall; and the Breton word for horse is marc'h.

In case you wonder where the g in ceghal came from, c'h in Breton is not pronounced as ch in church, but as ch in loch (Scottish) or ach and mich (German). In Fennas, I use gh for that consonant sound.

House, in my words

tich : house

The Fennas word for house is tich. Tich is an uncommon last name. Little Tich (died 1928) was an English music hall comedian.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for house is ty; the Irish word for house is teach; and the Breton word for house is ti.

The photo I found for this post shows a traditional Irish house with a reed roof.

Road, in my words

borth : road

The Fennas word for road is borth. Borth is a last name. Borth means portal in Welsh. Borth is the name of small towns in Wales, Germany and Wisconsin.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for road is ffordd (note that DD in Welsh has the sound of voiced TH as in this or there); the Irish word for road is bóthar; and the Breton word for road is bord.

Valley, in my words

dalyn : valley

The Fennas word for valley is dalyn. Dalyn a unusual first name. Dalyn is an unusual last name.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for valley is dyffryn, the Irish word for valley is gleann; and the Breton word for valley is saon. There are other words for valley, in addition to those I mention.

I made this word is similar to the English word dale, which is a term for a small valley.

Book, in my words

lefar : book

The Fennas word for book is lefar. Lefar is an unusual last name. LEFAR is an unsigned Hip Hop / House / Soul musician.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for book is llyfr; the Breton word for book is levr; and the Irish word for book is leabhar.

This is a new word, not a revision.

Ten, in my words

degh : ten

The Fennas word for ten is degh. Degh is a rare last name. Degh is an Armenian alternative rock band. Degh Diversion Canal in the Punjab area of Pakistan.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for ten is deg; the Breton word for ten is dek; and the Irish word for ten is deich.

My previous Fennas word for ten was dec.

Nine, in my words

nau : nine

The Fennas word for nine is nau. Nau is a last name. Nau means ship in Catalan. NAU is an acronym for Northern Arizona University. Nau is the name of places in Tajikistan, France, Haiti, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Norway.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for nine is naw; the Breton word for nine is nav; and the Irish word for nine is naoi.

My previous Fennas word for nine was nagh.

Eight, in my words

eoth : eight

The Fennas word for eight is eoth. Eoth is a rare last name. EOTH is an acronym for Escalator over the Hill, a jazz opera.

How did I come up with this word? The Welsh word for eight is with/wyth; the Breton word for eight is eizh; and the Irish word for eight is ocht.

My previous Fennas word for eight was orith.