# Caernarfon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/ · frequency rank #70,528

## Definitions
1. A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/caernarfon