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If Breton, Welsh and Cornish towns were twinned to match their names..

ELEMENT CORNISH WELSH BRETON Arcae/argae OB: arcae , ‘dam’ or ‘embankment’ [W: argae ] Rhyderargeau, Penyrargae, Argae Alwen Erquy (22); Ergué-Gabéric (29) Banadl OB: plu/plou , ‘parish’ and B: banadl, ‘ broom’ [W: banadl/banhadlog, ‘broom’/’broom patch’].  Bonallack Cefn Banadl, Bronbanadl, Maesbanadlog, Banhadlog Bannalec, Plobannalec-Lesconil (29); Plobannalec (56) B angor W: ban, ‘higher’ and W: cor, ‘religious community’, ‘assembly’. Bangor, Bangor Telfi Bangor (56) Beth/bedd OB/B: bed/bez, ‘grave’, ‘tomb’ [OC: beth; W: bedd ].  Trembethow Beddgelert Rospez Bran/brain B: bran/brain , ‘crow/s’ [W: brân/brain; C: bran/brain ]. Brane, Mellanvrane Cwm-Brân, Nant-Brân La Chapelle-de-Brain (35) Brest From OB: bre(st) [W/C: brest ] ‘hill-breast’. Brea Brest Cum-Llwd, Brestbally Brest (29)