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Moel Famau (or Moel Fammau; Moel Famma; Moel Fama; or Moel Vamma) is the highest hill within the Clwydian Range, formerly Flintshire Range, on the boundary between Denbighshire and Flintshire in Wales. The hill, which also gives its name to the Moel Famau country park, has been classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty since 1985. It is also surrounded by several well-preserved Iron-Age hill forts. A northern part of the Offa's Dyke footpath, one of the UK's most popular National Trails, crosses the summit of Moel Famau and the Jubilee Tower. ==Name== There has been some confusion over the spelling of the name and both 'Moel Fama' and 'Moel Famau' are in common use. The first word ''moel'' is a common Welsh place name element meaning 'a bare hill'. The local pronunciation is consistently (:ˈvama). The meaning of the 'Fama' is somewhat uncertain, but it is probably a lenited form of a personal name, 'Mama'. Equally it is possible, because famau (always pronounced fama) means "of the mothers", that the name is pre-Christian. The alternative form 'Moel Famau' is a result of re-interpreting the second element as the lenited form of the common noun ''mamau'', meaning 'mothers'. As a result, 'Moel Famau' is sometimes said to mean 'Mothers' Hill'. 'Moel Famau' is found as early as the eighteenth century, and is still common today. Nevertheless, the standard reference work on Welsh place-names lists 'Moel Fama' as the correct form. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moel Famau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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