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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.
=== A  ===


Literally translated the name '''Rhosllannerchrugog''' comes from:
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*rhos "moor"
*llannerch "glade"
*grugog "heathery"
 
hence ''Moor of the Heathery Glade''. Unsurprisingly it is often known simply as Rhos!
 
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== A  ==
 
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|-
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|-
|-
| Abaty  
| Abaty  
| an abbey
| an abbey <br>
|-
|-
| Aber  
| Aber  
| mouth (coastal), or confluence (inland), of a river
| mouth, or confluence, of a river <br>
|-
|-
| Adfa  
| Adfa<br>
| border, recess, place to drive animals
| border, recess, place to drive animals<br>
|-
|-
| Adwy  
| Adwy<br>
| a gap, pass
| a gap, pass<br>
|-
|-
| Ael  
| Ael  
| brow of a hill
| brow of a hill <br>
|-
|-
| Afon  
| Afon  
| a river
| a river <br>
|-
|-
| Allt  
| Allt <br>
| a wooded hill or cliff
| a wooded hill or cliff <br>
|-
|-
| Aran  
| Aran <br>
| a mountain ridge
| a mountain ridge <br>
|-
|-
| Arian  
| Arian <br>
| silver
| silver <br>
|-
|-
| Aur  
| Aur <br>
| gold
| gold <br>
|-
|-
| Awel  
| Awel<br>
| a breeze, wind
| a breeze, wind<br>
|}
|}
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=== B <br> ===


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


<br>
=== C ===


== C  ==
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|-
|-
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| Cae
! width="50%" |  
| a field <br>
|-
|-
| Cae
| Capel <br>
| a field
| a chapel <br>
|-
|-
| Capel
| Carn <br>
| a chapel
| a heap of stones <br>
|-
|-
| Carn
| Carreg <br>
| a heap of stones
| a rock <br>
|-
| Carreg  
| a rock
|-
|-
| Cwrt  
| Cwrt <br>
| a court
| a court <br>
|}
|}


<br>
=== D ===
 
== D ==


{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
{| class="grid listing"
|-
|-
! width="40%" |
| Dalen
! width="50%" |
|-
| Dalen  
| a leaf
| a leaf
|-
|-
| Dan  
| Dan
| under
| under
|-
|-
| De  
| De
| south
| south
|-
|-
| Derwen  
| Derwen
| an oak tree
| an oak tree
|-
|-
| Derw  
| Derw
| oak trees
| oak trees
|-
|-
| Dinas  
| Dinas
| a fort
| a fort
|-
|-
| Dol  
| Dol
| a meadow, river meadow
| a meadow, river meadow
|-
|-
| Domen  
| Domen
| a mound
| a mound
|-
|-
| Dre (mutation of 'tre')
| Dre
| a town, home
| a town, home
|-
|-
| Dryw  
| Dryw
| a wren
| a wren
|-
|-
| Du  
| Du
| black
| black
|-
|-
| Dŵr or Dŵfr
| Dwfr
| water
| water
|-
|-
| Dyffryn  
| Dyffryn
| a valley
| a valley
|-
|-
| Dyserth  
| Dyserth
| a retreat
| a retreat
|}
|}


<br>
=== E ===


== E  ==
{| class="plain"
 
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|-
|-
! width="40%" |
| Efail
! width="50%" |
|-
| Efail  
| a smithy
| a smithy
|-
|-
| Eglwys  
| Eglwys
| a church
| a church
|-
|-
| Eithin  
| Eithin
| gorse
| gorse
|-
|-
| Eos  
| Eos
| a nightingale
| a nightingale
|-
|-
| Erw  
| Erw
| an acre
| an acre
|-
|-
| Esgair  
| Esgair
| a mountain ridge
| a mountain ridge
|}
|}


<br>
=== F  ===
 
== F  ==


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


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|-
|-
| Gaer (mutation of 'caer')
| Gaer
| a fort, camp
| a fort, camp
|-
|-
| Gallt  
| Gallt
| a wooded hill or cliff
| a wooded hill or cliff
|-
|-
| Garn  
| Garn
| a heap of stones
| a heap of stones
|-
|-
| Gelli  
| Gelli
| a grove, small wood
| a grove, small wood
|-
|-
| Glan  
| Glan
| a river bank
| a river bank
|-
|-
| Glyn  
| Glyn
| a glen
| a glen
|-
|-
| Goch (mutation of 'coch')
| Goch
| red
| red
|-
|-
| Godre  
| Godre
| foot of a hill, edge, border
| foot of a hill, edge, border
|-
|-
| Graig (mutation of 'craig')
| Graig
| a rock, crag
| a rock, crag
|-
|-
| Gwynt  
| Gwynt
| wind
| wind
|}
|}


<br>
=== H ===
 
== H ==


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|-
|-
| Hafan  
| Hafan
| a haven
| a haven
|-
|-
| Hafod  
| Hafod
| a summer dwelling and pasture
| a summer dwelling and pasture
|-
|-
| Helyg  
| Helyg
| willow trees
| willow trees
|-
|-
| Hen  
| Hen
| old, ancient
| old, ancient
|-
|-
| Hendre  
| Hendre
| winter dwelling
| winter dwelling
|-
|-
| Heol  
| Heol
| a road
| a road
|-
|-
| Hir  
| Hir
| long
| long
|-
|-
| Hwylfa  
| Hwylfa
| a pathway, entry
| a pathway, entry
|-
|-
| Hydd  
| Hydd
| a stag
| a stag
|}
|}


<br>
=== I ===
 
== I ==


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|-
|-
| Isel  
| Isel
| low
| low
|-
|-
| Is  
| Is
| lower
| lower
|-
|-
| Isaf  
| Isaf
| lowest
| lowest
|-
|-
| Issa  
| Issa
| lowest
| lowest
|}
|}


<br>
=== L ===
 
== L ==


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|-
|-
| Lan (mutation of 'glan')
| Lan
| a bank, shore
| a bank, slope, rise
|-
|-
| Las (mutation of 'glas')
| Las
| blue, verdant, lush, green
| green, verdant, lush, blue
|}
|}


<br>
=== LL ===


== Ll  ==
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| Llaith
! width="50%" |
|-
| Llaith  
| wet
| wet
|-
|-
| Llan  
| Llan
| an enclosure, church, church village
| an enclosure, church, church village
|-
|-
| Llawr  
| Llawr
| a valley floor
| a valley floor
|-
|-
| Llech  
| Llech
| a flagstone, flat stone, slate
| a flagstone, flat stone, slate
|-
|-
| Llethyr  
| Llethyr
| a slope
| a slope
|-
|-
| Lloches  
| Lloches
| a shelter
| a shelter
|-
|-
| Lluest  
| Lluest
| a small hill farm, hut
| a small hill farm, hut
|-
|-
| Llwyd  
| Llwyd
| holy, sanctified, grey
| holy, sanctified, grey
|-
|-
| Llwyn  
| Llwyn
| a bush, grove
| a bush, grove
|-
|-
| Llyn  
| Llyn
| a lake
| a lake
|-
|-
| Llys  
| Llys
| a palace, court, enclosure
| a palace, court, enclosure
|}
|}


<br>
=== M ===
 
== M ==


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|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
|-
| Maen  
| Maen
| a cut stone, rock
| a cut stone, rock
|-
|-
| Maes  
| Maes
| a field
| a field
|-
|-
| Mawn  
| Mawn
| peat
| peat
|-
|-
| Mawr  
| Mawr
| big, large, great
| big, large, great
|-
|-
| Meifod  
| Meifod
| a halfway house
| a halfway house
|-
|-
| Meity  
| Meity
| a halfway house
| a halfway house
|-
|-
| Melin  
| Melin
| a mill
| a mill
|-
|-
| Melyn  
| Melyn
| yellow
| yellow
|-
|-
| Merthyr  
| Merthyr
| a martyr
| a martyr
|-
|-
| Moel  
| Moel
| a bare topped hill
| a bare topped hill
|-
|-
| Môr
| Mor
| sea
| sea
|-
|-
| Morfa  
| Morfa
| sea marsh
| sea marsh
|-
|-
| Mur  
| Mur
| a wall
| a wall
|-
|-
| Murddyn  
| Murddyn
| a ruin
| a ruin
|-
|-
| Mwnt  
| Mwnt
| a mound, hill
| a mound, hill
|-
|-
| Mynach  
| Mynach
| a monk
| a monk
|-
|-
| Mynydd  
| Mynydd
| a mountain
| a mountain
|}
|}


<br>
=== N ===


== N  ==
{| class="grid listing"
 
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|-
|-
! width="40%" |
| Nant
! width="50%" |
|-
| Nant  
| a stream, brook
| a stream, brook
|-
|-
| Neuadd  
| Neuadd
| a hall, mansion
| a hall, mansion
|-
|-
| Newydd  
| Newydd
| new
| new
|}
|}


<br>
=== O ===


== O  ==
{| class="plain"
 
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|-
|-
! width="40%" |
| Ochr
! width="50%" |
|-
| Ochr  
| side, edge
| side, edge
|-
|-
| Oer  
| Oer
| cold
| cold
|-
|-
| Ogof  
| Ogof
| a cave
| a cave
|-
|-
| Onnen  
| Onnen
| an ash tree
| an ash tree
|}
|}


<br>
=== P ===


== P  ==
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|-
! width="40%" |
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|-
|-
| Pandy  
| Pandy
| a fulling mill
| a fulling mill
|-
|-
| Pant  
| Pant
| a hollow
| a hollow
|-
|-
| Parc  
| Parc
| a park
| a park
|-
|-
| Pen  
| Pen
| head, end, top
| head, end, top
|-
|-
| Pentref or Pentre
| Pentref
| a village, hamlet
| a village, hamlet
|-
|-
| Perth  
| Perth
| a copse, hedge
| a copse, hedge
|-
|-
| Pistyll  
| Pistyll
| a spring, well
| a spring, well
|-
|-
| Plas  
| Plas
| a hall, place, mansion
| a hall, place, mansion
|-
|-
| Pont  
| Pont
| a bridge
| a bridge
|-
|-
| Porth  
| Porth
| a landing place, gateway
| a landing place, gateway
|}
|}


<br>
=== RH ===
 
== Rh  ==


{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
{| class="plain"
|-
|-
! width="40%" |
| Rhaeadr
! width="50%" |
|-
| Rhaeadr  
| a waterfall
| a waterfall
|-
|-
| Rhiw  
| Rhiw
| a hillside
| a hillside
|-
|-
| Rhodwydd  
| Rhodwydd
| an embankment, earthwork
| an embankment, earthwork
|-
|-
| Rhos  
| Rhos
| a moorland
| a moorland
|-
|-
| Rhyd  
| Rhyd
| a ford
| a ford
|-
|-
| Rhyn  
| Rhyn
| a headland
| a headland
|}
|}


<br>
=== S ===


== S  ==
{| class="plain"
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
|-
! width="40%" |
| Sant
! width="50%" |
|-
| Sant  
| a saint
| a saint
|-
|-
| Sarn  
| Sarn
| a causeway, paved road
| a causeway, paved road
|-
|-
| Sarnau  
| Sarnau
| causeways
| causeways
|-
|-
| Swydd  
| Swydd
| a district
| a district
|-
|-
| Sych  
| Sych
| dry
| dry
|}
|}


<br>
=== T ===
 
== T ==


{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
{| class="plain"
|-
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|-
|-
| Tafarn  
| Tafarn
| an inn
| an inn
|-
|-
| Tai  
| Tai
| houses
| houses
|-
|-
| Tal  
| Tal
| end, front
| end, front
|-
|-
| Tarren  
| Tarren
| a rocky hillside, cliff
| a rocky hillside, cliff
|-
|-
| Teg  
| Teg
| fair
| fair
|-
|-
| Tir  
| Tir
| land
| land
|-
|-
| Tomen  
| Tomen
| a mound, heap
| a mound, heap
|-
|-
| Ton  
| Ton
| lay land
| lay land
|-
|-
| Traeth  
| Traeth
| beach, shore
| beach, shore
|-
|-
| Tref or Tre
| Tref
| a town, habitation
| a town, habitation
|-
|-
| Tro  
| Tro
| a turn, bend
| a turn, bend
|-
|-
| Troed  
| Troed
| foot, base
| foot, base
|-
|-
| Tros  
| Tros
| over
| over
|-
|-
| Trwyn  
| Trwyn
| a promontory
| a promontory
|-
|-
| Twll  
| Twll
| a hollow
| a hollow
|-
|-
| Tŷ
| Ty<br>
| a house
| house<br>
|-
|-
| Tyddyn  
| Tyddyn<br>
| a farmstead
| a farmstead<br>
|-
|-
| Ty'n
| Tyn<br>
| a farmstead
| a farmstead<br>
|}
|}


<br>
=== U ===
 
== U ==


{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
{| class="plain"
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
|-
| Uch  
| Uch
| higher
| higher
|-
|-
| Uchaf  
| Uchaf
| highest
| highest
|-
|-
| Uchel  
| Uchel
| high
| high
|-
|-
| Uwch  
| Uwch
| above
| above
|}
|}


<br>
=== W ===


== W  ==
{| class="plain"
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
|-
! width="40%" |
| Waun
! width="50%" |
|-
| Waun  
| a moorland field
| a moorland field
|-
|-
| Waen  
| Waen
| a moorland field
| a moorland field
|-
|-
| Wen (feminine mutation of 'gwyn')
| Wen
| white, fair, blessed
| white, fair, blessed
|-
|-
| Werdd (feminine mutation of 'gwyrdd')
| Werdd
| green
| green
|-
|-
| Wern (mutation of 'gwern')
| Wern
| a marsh, alder trees
| a marsh, alder trees
|-
|-
| Wig (mutation of 'gwig')
| Wig
| a haven, wooded land
| a haven, wooded land
|-
|-
| Wrth  
| Wrth
| near to, by
| near to, by
|}
|}


<br>
=== Y ===


== Y  ==
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|-
| Y  
| Y
| the
| the
|-
|-
| Yr (before vowels)
| Yr
| the
| the
|-
|-
| Yn  
| Yn
| in
| in
|-
|-
| Ynys  
| Ynys
| an island
| an island
|-
|-
| Ysbyty  
| Ysbyty
| a hospital, hostel
| a hospital, hostel
|-
|-
| Ysgol  
| Ysgol
| a school
| a school
|-
|-
| Ysgubor  
| Ysgubor
| a barn
| a barn
|-
|-
| Ystrad  
| Ystrad
| a vale, wide valley
| a vale, wide valley
|-
|-
| Ystryd  
| Ystryd
| a street
| a street
|-
|-
| Ystum  
| Ystum
| a bend, curve
| a bend, curve
|-
|-
| Ystwyth  
| Ystwyth
| pliable, agile
| pliable, agile
|}
|}


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A list of words found in Welsh place-names with their English translations.

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A[edit | edit source]

Abaty an abbey
Aber mouth, or confluence, of a river
Adfa
 border, recess, place to drive animals
Adwy
 a gap, pass
Ael brow of a hill
Afon a river
Allt
a wooded hill or cliff
Aran
a mountain ridge
Arian
silver
Aur
gold
Awel
 a breeze, wind

B
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Bach small, little
Bala
where a river flows from a lake
Banc
a bank, hillock
Bedw
birch trees
Beili
a yard, enclosure, bailey
Berllan
an orchard
Berth
a copse, hedge
Berthi
hedges
Betws
an oratory, prayer house, bede house
Blaen
head of a valley, source of a river
Blaenau
 valley heads
Bont
 a bridge

C[edit | edit source]

Cae a field
Capel
a chapel
Carn
a heap of stones
Carreg
a rock
Cwrt
a court

D[edit | edit source]

Dalen a leaf
Dan under
De south
Derwen an oak tree
Derw oak trees
Dinas a fort
Dol a meadow, river meadow
Domen a mound
Dre a town, home
Dryw a wren
Du black
Dwfr water
Dyffryn a valley
Dyserth a retreat

E[edit | edit source]

Efail a smithy
Eglwys a church
Eithin gorse
Eos a nightingale
Erw an acre
Esgair a mountain ridge

F[edit | edit source]

Fach little, small
Fan a peak
Fechan little, small
Fedwen a birch tree
Fedw birch trees
Felen yellow
Felin a mill
Foel a bare topped hill
Fron a hillside
Fychan little, small
Ffin a border, limit
Ffordd a road
Ffyrdd roads
Ffos a ditch, brook
Ffridd a sheepwalk, mountain pasture
Ffrith a sheepwalk
Ffrwd a stream
Ffynnon well

G[edit | edit source]

Gaer a fort, camp
Gallt a wooded hill or cliff
Garn a heap of stones
Gelli a grove, small wood
Glan a river bank
Glyn a glen
Goch red
Godre foot of a hill, edge, border
Graig a rock, crag
Gwynt wind

H[edit | edit source]

Hafan a haven
Hafod a summer dwelling and pasture
Helyg willow trees
Hen old, ancient
Hendre winter dwelling
Heol a road
Hir long
Hwylfa a pathway, entry
Hydd a stag

I[edit | edit source]

Isel low
Is lower
Isaf lowest
Issa lowest

L[edit | edit source]

Lan a bank, slope, rise
Las green, verdant, lush, blue

LL[edit | edit source]

Llaith wet
Llan an enclosure, church, church village
Llawr a valley floor
Llech a flagstone, flat stone, slate
Llethyr a slope
Lloches a shelter
Lluest a small hill farm, hut
Llwyd holy, sanctified, grey
Llwyn a bush, grove
Llyn a lake
Llys a palace, court, enclosure

M[edit | edit source]

Maen a cut stone, rock
Maes a field
Mawn peat
Mawr big, large, great
Meifod a halfway house
Meity a halfway house
Melin a mill
Melyn yellow
Merthyr a martyr
Moel a bare topped hill
Mor sea
Morfa sea marsh
Mur a wall
Murddyn a ruin
Mwnt a mound, hill
Mynach a monk
Mynydd a mountain

N[edit | edit source]

Nant a stream, brook
Neuadd a hall, mansion
Newydd new

O[edit | edit source]

Ochr side, edge
Oer cold
Ogof a cave
Onnen an ash tree

P[edit | edit source]

Pandy a fulling mill
Pant a hollow
Parc a park
Pen head, end, top
Pentref a village, hamlet
Perth a copse, hedge
Pistyll a spring, well
Plas a hall, place, mansion
Pont a bridge
Porth a landing place, gateway

RH[edit | edit source]

Rhaeadr a waterfall
Rhiw a hillside
Rhodwydd an embankment, earthwork
Rhos a moorland
Rhyd a ford
Rhyn a headland

S[edit | edit source]

Sant a saint
Sarn a causeway, paved road
Sarnau causeways
Swydd a district
Sych dry

T[edit | edit source]

Tafarn an inn
Tai houses
Tal end, front
Tarren a rocky hillside, cliff
Teg fair
Tir land
Tomen a mound, heap
Ton lay land
Traeth beach, shore
Tref a town, habitation
Tro a turn, bend
Troed foot, base
Tros over
Trwyn a promontory
Twll a hollow
Ty
 house
Tyddyn
 a farmstead
Tyn
 a farmstead

U[edit | edit source]

Uch higher
Uchaf highest
Uchel high
Uwch above

W[edit | edit source]

Waun a moorland field
Waen a moorland field
Wen white, fair, blessed
Werdd green
Wern a marsh, alder trees
Wig a haven, wooded land
Wrth near to, by

Y[edit | edit source]

Y the
Yr the
Yn in
Ynys an island
Ysbyty a hospital, hostel
Ysgol a school
Ysgubor a barn
Ystrad a vale, wide valley
Ystryd a street
Ystum a bend, curve
Ystwyth pliable, agile

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