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[[Image:Mwnt Church, Mwnt, near Cardigan.jpg|thumb|right|328x209px]]__NOTOC__ [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Welsh_Place_Names|Welsh place names]]
A list of words found in Welsh place-names with their English translations.  
A list of words found in Welsh place-names with their English translations.  


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Many Welsh place names are made up of several elements.
 
Literally translated the name '''Rhosllannerchrugog''' comes from:  
 
*rhos "moor"
*llannerch "glade"
*grugog "heathery"


=== A  ===
hence ''Moor of the Heathery Glade''. Unsurprisingly it is often known simply as Rhos!


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== A  ==
 
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| Abaty  
| Abaty  
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| mouth (coastal), or confluence (inland), of a river
| mouth (coastal), or confluence (inland), of a river
|-
|-
| Adfa
| Adfa  
| border, recess, place to drive animals
| border, recess, place to drive animals
|-
|-
| Adwy
| Adwy  
| a gap, pass
| a gap, pass
|-
|-
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| a river
| a river
|-
|-
| Allt
| Allt  
| a wooded hill or cliff
| a wooded hill or cliff
|-
|-
| Aran
| Aran  
| a mountain ridge
| a mountain ridge
|-
|-
| Arian
| Arian  
| silver
| silver
|-
|-
| Aur
| Aur  
| gold  
| gold
|-
|-
| Awel
| Awel  
| a breeze, wind
| a breeze, wind
|}
|}


=== B ===
<br>


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| Bach  
| Bach  
| small, little
| small, little
|-
|-
| Bala
| Bala  
| where a river flows from a lake
| where a river flows from a lake
|-
|-
| Banc or Bonc
| Banc or Bonc  
| a bank, hillock
| a bank, hillock
|-
|-
| Bedw
| Bedw  
| birch trees
| birch trees
|-
|-
| Beili
| Beili  
| a yard, enclosure, bailey
| a yard, enclosure, bailey
|-
|-
| Berllan
| Berllan  
| an orchard
| an orchard
|-
|-
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| hedges
| hedges
|-
|-
| Betws
| Betws  
| an oratory, prayer house, bede house
| an oratory, prayer house, bede house
|-
|-
| Blaen
| Blaen  
| head of a valley, source of a river
| head of a valley, source of a river
|-
|-
| Blaenau
| Blaenau  
| valley heads
| valley heads
|-
|-
| Bont
| Bont  
| a bridge
| a bridge
|}
|}


=== C  ===
<br>


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== C  ==
 
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| Cae  
| Cae  
| a field
| a field
|-
|-
| Capel
| Capel  
| a chapel
| a chapel
|-
|-
| Carn
| Carn  
| a heap of stones
| a heap of stones
|-
|-
| Carreg  
| Carreg  
| a rock  
| a rock
|-
|-
| Cwrt
| Cwrt  
| a court
| a court
|}
|}


=== D  ===
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== D  ==


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| Dalen  
| Dalen  
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| a mound
| a mound
|-
|-
| Dre (mutation of 'tre')
| Dre (mutation of 'tre')  
| a town, home
| a town, home
|-
|-
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|}
|}


=== E  ===
<br>


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== E  ==
 
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| Efail  
| Efail  
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=== F  ===
<br>


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== F  ==
 
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|-
| Fach (mutation of 'bach')
| Fach (mutation of 'bach')  
| little, small
| little, small
|-
|-
| Fan (mutation of 'ban')
| Fan (mutation of 'ban')  
| a peak
| a peak
|-
|-
| Fechan (feminine mutation of 'bychan')
| Fechan (feminine mutation of 'bychan')  
| little, small
| little, small
|-
|-
| Fedwen (mutation of 'bedwen')
| Fedwen (mutation of 'bedwen')  
| a birch tree
| a birch tree
|-
|-
| Fedw (mutation of 'bedw')
| Fedw (mutation of 'bedw')  
| birch trees
| birch trees
|-
|-
| Felen (feminine mutation of 'melyn')
| Felen (feminine mutation of 'melyn')  
| yellow
| yellow
|-
|-
| Felin (mutation of 'melin')
| Felin (mutation of 'melin')  
| a mill
| a mill
|-
|-
| Foel (mutation of 'moel')
| Foel (mutation of 'moel')  
| a bare topped hill
| a bare topped hill
|-
|-
| Fron (mutation of 'bron')
| Fron (mutation of 'bron')  
| a hillside
| a hillside
|-
|-
| Fychan (mutation of 'bychan')
| Fychan (mutation of 'bychan')  
| little, small
| little, small
|}
|}


=== Ff  ===
<br>
 
== Ff  ==


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| Ffin  
| Ffin  
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| well
| well
|}
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=== G  ===


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== G  ==
 
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| Gaer (mutation of 'caer')
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| Gaer (mutation of 'caer')  
| a fort, camp
| a fort, camp
|-
|-
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| a glen
| a glen
|-
|-
| Goch (mutation of 'coch')
| Goch (mutation of 'coch')  
| red
| red
|-
|-
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| foot of a hill, edge, border
| foot of a hill, edge, border
|-
|-
| Graig (mutation of 'craig')
| Graig (mutation of 'craig')  
| a rock, crag
| a rock, crag
|-
|-
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|}
|}


=== H  ===
<br>
 
== H  ==


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| Hafan  
| Hafan  
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=== I  ===
<br>


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| Isel  
| Isel  
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=== L  ===
<br>


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== L  ==
 
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| Lan
! width="40%" |  
| a bank, slope, rise
! width="50%" |  
|-
|-
| Las (mutation of 'glas')
| Lan (mutation of 'glan')
| a bank, shore
|-
| Las (mutation of 'glas')  
| blue, verdant, lush, green
| blue, verdant, lush, green
|}
|}


=== Ll  ===
<br>
 
== Ll  ==


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| Llaith  
| Llaith  
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=== M  ===
<br>


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| Maen  
| Maen  
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=== N  ===
<br>
 
== N  ==


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| Nant  
| Nant  
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=== O  ===
<br>
 
== O  ==


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| Ochr  
| Ochr  
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=== P  ===
<br>


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== P  ==
 
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| Pandy  
| Pandy  
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| head, end, top
| head, end, top
|-
|-
| Pentref or Pentre
| Pentref or Pentre  
| a village, hamlet
| a village, hamlet
|-
|-
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|}


=== Rh  ===
<br>
 
== Rh  ==


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| Rhaeadr  
| Rhaeadr  
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=== S  ===
<br>
 
== S  ==


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| Sant  
| Sant  
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=== T  ===
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== T  ==
 
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| Tafarn  
| Tafarn  
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| beach, shore
| beach, shore
|-
|-
| Tref or Tre
| Tref or Tre  
| a town, habitation
| a town, habitation
|-
|-
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| a hollow
| a hollow
|-
|-
| Tŷ
| Tŷ  
| a house
| a house
|-
|-
| Tyddyn
| Tyddyn  
| a farmstead
| a farmstead
|-
|-
| Ty'n
| Ty'n  
| a farmstead
| a farmstead
|}
|}


=== U  ===
<br>
 
== U  ==


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| Uch  
| Uch  
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=== W  ===
<br>
 
== W  ==


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| Waun  
| Waun  
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| a moorland field
| a moorland field
|-
|-
| Wen (feminine mutation of 'gwyn')
| Wen (feminine mutation of 'gwyn')  
| white, fair, blessed
| white, fair, blessed
|-
|-
| Werdd (feminine mutation of 'gwyrdd')
| Werdd (feminine mutation of 'gwyrdd')  
| green
| green
|-
|-
| Wern (mutation of 'gwern')
| Wern (mutation of 'gwern')  
| a marsh, alder trees
| a marsh, alder trees
|-
|-
| Wig (mutation of 'gwig')
| Wig (mutation of 'gwig')  
| a haven, wooded land
| a haven, wooded land
|-
|-
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|}


=== Y  ===
<br>


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| Y  
| Y  
| the
| the
|-
|-
| Yr (before vowels)
| Yr (before vowels)  
| the
| the
|-
|-
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