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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"


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


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| Lan  
| Lan (mutation of 'glan')
| a bank, slope, rise
| a bank, shore
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| Las (mutation of 'glas')  
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=== Ll  ===
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=== Rh  ===
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=== W  ===
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=== Y  ===
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