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Sully ((ウェールズ語:Sili)) is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales lying on the northern coast of the Bristol Channel, midway between the towns of Penarth and Barry and 7 miles (11.3 kilometres) southwest of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. ==Etymology== Bilingual road signs at either end of the village announce ''Sully'' and ''Sili''. Although both forms could be considered to have unfavourable connotations, only the Welsh name has been controversial, as some residents have expressed the view that it belittles the village.〔(Row in Welsh village after name changed to Sili ) ''The Telegraph'', 21 December 2010, accessed 31 January 2012; Peter Collins, (Villagers to vote on ditching Welsh name ), ''South Wales Echo'', 21 December 2010, accessed 31 January 2012.〕 The origins of the name ''Sully'' / ''Sili'' are unclear, but the most likely explanation is that it is a Norman name, taken from the de Sully family who were in possession of the manor in the twelfth century. If so, it may be that neither of these forms are based on the other, but that both are derived from the Norman name. There is strong documentary evidence for the Welsh form over several centuries, and in the local dialect of Welsh that was spoken in the area into the twentieth century, the name was pronounced (:ˈsili) or (:ˈʃili), which corresponds to the contemporary Welsh form ''Sili''. If the name is Norman, it is likely that the Welsh form is closer to the original pronunciation than its English equivalent.〔The name is discussed in several publications by Professor Gwynedd O. Pierce: 'Sully: Sili', ''Y Casglwr'', 102 (2011), 24; 'Enwau lleoedd Caerdydd a'r cyffiniau - Sully: Sili', ''Y Gadwyn'', LXII.2 (2011), 3-4; ''The Place-names of Dinas Powys Hundred''. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1968 ISBN 0-7083-0338-2, pp. 290–3.〕 It has been suggested that ''Abersili'' would be a more appropriate Welsh name, and an unofficial referendum has shown significant support for that view amongst residents.〔Peter Collins, (Change Sili Welsh name, say residents ). ''South Wales Echo'', 15 February 2011, accessed 31 January 2012.〕 But it is unclear whether the name ''Abersili'' has ever been in common use; the earliest known example is by Iolo Morganwg, a notoriously untrustworthy source. Furthermore, ''Abersili'' means 'the mouth of the river Sili', but Sully Brook (assuming that that is the watercourse in question) does not reach the sea at Sully, but joins the Cadoxton River farther west near what is now Barry Docks. As such, the name has been considered inappropriate for Sully itself.〔Pierce, 'Sully: Sili', 24; 'Enwau lleoedd Caerdydd a'r cyffiniau - Sully: Sili', 3-4.〕 The Welsh Language Board has stated that ''Sili'' is found in the standard reference works and that it is 'well-established in Welsh writing and is used widely both locally and nationally'.〔(Sully villagers to vote on 'Sili' place name change ). BBC News, 22 December 2010, accessed 31 January 2012.〕 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「Sully, Vale of Glamorgan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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