Talk:Swansea

In the page on `Swansea` it describes a healthy proportion of the population are Welsh - speaking. The vast majority of people in Swansea are non-Welsh speakers. I have lived here for 48 years in several areas ( or districts) and have only met one person who can speak Welsh.

You've lived a very sheltered life, then. Seriously though, it's true that most of the Welsh speakers are in the Swansea valley and outlying areas rather than the city centre. Deb 21:01, 3 Feb 2004 (UTC)

According to the 2001 census 13% of Swansea (City & County) residents reported themselves as welsh speakers - and this was the same as the 1991 census results.

has the name "swansea" anything to do with the german area called "schwansen"?

Probably not. Deb 19:06, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Swansea was referred to as the city's 'English' name. This is incorrect, and so I've deleted it. As the article points out, the name has a North European origin. It was not that the city had two names, one given by the Welsh and the other coined by the English. Swansea is just the name that evolved from the original settlement. It has no connection with the English language. Incidentally, does anyone know when the name Abertawe first started being used? I can't find any historical reference to the name. Steve