Penrith

English

Etymology

First element from Cumbric pen (“head, top, summit”). Suffix probably equivalent to Welsh rhyd (“ford”).

Proper noun

Penrith

  1. A market town and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England, formerly in Cumberland. [1]
  2. A town and western suburb of Sydney, in the City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. The City of Penrith, a local government area in New South Wales.
  4. An unincorporated community in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States.

References
  1. Parish map (England)
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