Name calling

The BBC's lead anchorman Huw Edwards is back from his social media holiday, and piling in on those who have given Welsh place names new English monikers. (The row started in Anglesey in 2018)

It’s been going on for years. So Porth Trecastell became ‘Cable Bay’ and the historic church of Nantcwnlle — now a private home — became ‘Dunroamin’. I propose replacing London with its old Welsh name ‘Caerludd’. No? Ah. I thought not. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 https://t.co/WHlnFqhUvB

— Huw Edwards (@huwbbc) January 7, 2020

Er... hello? 🙄 Because Bridgend is an actual literal translation of Pen-y-bont... and the good people of Maesteg have never seen the need to adopt an English alternative. Just like the good people of Llanelli. 😇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 https://t.co/YSIxu9jp1C

— Huw Edwards (@huwbbc) January 7, 2020