Talk:Great Orme
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[edit] Origin of the name Orme
The following speculations have been reversed:
Another possibility, again with no evidence (yet), is that 'Orme' is derived from the Greek word 'Ormos', meaning 'bay'. It could have been bestowed by a classically educated romantic who gave the name 'Great Orme's Head' to the mountain at the head of Llandudno Bay. 'Great Orme' is a modern abbreviation.
That 'orme' means 'elm' in French does not seem to help much.
[edit] Comment
Concerning the Nordic origins of the word Orme in British place names, there are many examples and this has been suggested many times as the origin of the Great Orme and Little Orme names and also such other versions encountered in earlier texts such as The Ormesheads and Orme's Bay etc.
The Orme names were in common use (although probably not local use) long before tourism discovered the potential of 'Saint Georges Bay'.
Wikipedia rules do not admit "original research". NoelWalley 20:44, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
