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


{| class="vertical listing"
Many Welsh place names are made up of several elements.
| Abaty
 
| an abbey <br />
Literally translated the name '''Rhosllannerchrugog''' comes from:
 
*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  ==
 
{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
|-
| Aber
! width="40%" |  
| mouth of a river <br />
! width="50%" |  
|-
|-
| Adfa<br />
| Abaty
| border, recess, place to drive animals<br />
| an abbey
|-
|-
| Adwy<br />
| Aber
| a gap, pass<br />
| mouth (coastal), or confluence (inland), of a river
|-
|-
| Ael
| Adfa
| brow of a hill <br />
| border, recess, place to drive animals
|-
|-
| Afon
| Adwy
| a river <br />
| a gap, pass
|-
|-
| Allt <br />
| Ael
| a wooded hill or cliff <br />
| brow of a hill
|-
|-
| Aran <br />
| Afon
| a mountain ridge <br />
| a river
|-
|-
| Arian <br />
| Allt
| silver <br />
| a wooded hill or cliff
|-
|-
| Aur <br />
| Aran
| gold <br />
| a mountain ridge
|-
|-
| Awel<br />
| Arian
| a breeze, wind<br />
| silver
|-
| Aur
| gold
|-
| Awel  
| a breeze, wind
|}
|}


=== B <br /> ===
<br>  


{| class="vertical listing"
== B  ==
| Bach
 
| small, little <br />
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
|-
| Bala <br />
! width="40%" |  
| where a river flows from a lake <br />
! width="50%" |  
|-
|-
| Banc <br />
| Bach
| a bank, hillock <br />
| small, little
|-
|-
| Bedw <br />
| Bala
| birch trees <br />
| where a river flows from a lake
|-
|-
| Beili <br />
| Banc or Bonc
| a yard, enclosure, bailey <br />
| a bank, hillock
|-
|-
| Berllan <br />
| Bedw
| an orchard <br />
| birch trees
|-
|-
| Berth <br />
| Beili
| a copse, hedge <br />
| a yard, enclosure, bailey
|-
|-
| Berthi <br />
| Berllan
| hedges <br />
| an orchard
|-
|-
| Betws <br />
| Berth
| an oratory, prayer house, bede house <br />
| a copse, hedge
|-
|-
| Blaen <br />
| Berthi
| head of a valley, source of a river <br />
| hedges
|-
|-
| Blaenau<br />
| Betws
| valley heads<br />
| an oratory, prayer house, bede house
|-
|-
| Bont<br />
| Blaen
| a bridge<br />
| head of a valley, source of a river
|-
| Blaenau
| valley heads
|-
| Bont  
| a bridge
|}
|}


=== C ===
<br>
 
== C ==


{| class="vertical listing"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
| Cae
| a field <br />
|-
|-
| Capel <br />
! width="40%" |  
| a chapel <br />
! width="50%" |  
|-
|-
| Carn <br />
| Cae
| a heap of stones <br />
| a field
|-
|-
| Carreg <br />
| Capel
| a rock <br />
| a chapel
|-
|-
| Cwrt <br />
| Carn
| a court <br />
| a heap of stones
|-
| Carreg
| a rock
|-
| Cwrt  
| a court
|}
|}


=== D ===
<br>


{| class="grid listing"
== D  ==
| Dalen
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! 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
| Dre (mutation of 'tre')
| a town, home
| a town, home
|-
|-
| Dryw
| Dryw  
| a wren
| a wren
|-
|-
| Du
| Du  
| black
| black
|-
|-
| Dwfr
| Dŵr or Dŵfr
| water
| water
|-
|-
| Dyffryn
| Dyffryn  
| a valley
| a valley
|-
|-
| Dyserth
| Dyserth  
| a retreat
| a retreat
|}
|}


=== E ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== E  ==
| Efail
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! 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
|}
|}


=== F ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== F  ==
| Fach
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| Fach (mutation of 'bach')
| little, small
| little, small
|-
|-
| Fan
| Fan (mutation of 'ban')
| a peak
| a peak
|-
|-
| Fechan
| Fechan (feminine mutation of 'bychan')
| little, small
| little, small
|-
|-
| Fedwen
| Fedwen (mutation of 'bedwen')
| a birch tree
| a birch tree
|-
|-
| Fedw
| Fedw (mutation of 'bedw')
| birch trees
| birch trees
|-
|-
| Felen
| Felen (feminine mutation of 'melyn')
| yellow
| yellow
|-
|-
| Felin
| Felin (mutation of 'melin')
| a mill
| a mill
|-
|-
| Foel
| Foel (mutation of 'moel')
| a bare topped hill
| a bare topped hill
|-
|-
| Fron
| Fron (mutation of 'bron')
| a hillside
| a hillside
|-
|-
| Fychan
| Fychan (mutation of 'bychan')
| little, small
| little, small
|}
<br>
== Ff  ==
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
|-
| Ffinn
! width="40%" |  
! width="50%" |
|-
| Ffin
| a border, limit
| a border, limit
|-
|-
| Ffordd
| Ffordd  
| a road
| a road
|-
|-
| Ffyrdd
| Ffyrdd  
| roads
| roads
|-
|-
| Ffos
| Ffos  
| a ditch, brook
| a ditch, brook
|-
|-
| Ffridd
| Ffridd  
| a sheepwalk, mountain pasture
| a sheepwalk, mountain pasture
|-
|-
| Ffrith
| Ffrith  
| a sheepwalk
| a sheepwalk
|-
|-
| Ffrwd
| Ffrwd  
| a stream
| a stream
|-
|-
| Ffynnon
| Ffynnon  
| well
| well
|}
|}


=== G ===
<br>
 
== G ==


{| class="plain"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
| Gaer
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| Gaer (mutation of 'caer')
| 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
| Goch (mutation of 'coch')
| red
| red
|-
|-
| Godre
| Godre  
| foot of a hill, edge, border
| foot of a hill, edge, border
|-
|-
| Graig
| Graig (mutation of 'craig')
| a rock, crag
| a rock, crag
|-
|-
| Gwynt
| Gwynt  
| wind
| wind
|}
|}


=== H ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== H  ==
| Hafan
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| 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
|}
|}


=== I ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== I  ==
| Isel
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| Isel  
| low
| low
|-
|-
| Is
| Is  
| lower
| lower
|-
|-
| Isaf
| Isaf  
| lowest
| lowest
|-
|-
| Issa
| Issa  
| lowest
| lowest
|}
|}


=== L ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== L  ==
| Lan
 
| a bank, slope, rise
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| Lan (mutation of 'glan')
| a bank, shore
|-
|-
| Las
| Las (mutation of 'glas')
| green, verdant, lush, blue
| blue, verdant, lush, green
|}
|}


=== LL ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== Ll  ==
| Llaith
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! 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
|}
|}


=== M ===
<br>
 
== M ==


{| class="plain"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
| Maen
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| 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
|-
|-
| Mor
| Môr
| 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
|}
|}


=== N ===
<br>


{| class="grid listing"
== N  ==
| Nant
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| Nant  
| a stream, brook
| a stream, brook
|-
|-
| Neuadd
| Neuadd  
| a hall, mansion
| a hall, mansion
|-
|-
| Newydd
| Newydd  
| new
| new
|}
|}


=== O ===
<br>
 
== O ==


{| class="plain"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
| Ochr
|-
! width="40%" |
! 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
|}
|}


=== P ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== P  ==
| Pandy
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| 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
| Pentref or Pentre
| 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
|}
|}


=== RH ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== Rh  ==
| Rhaeadr
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! 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
|}
|}


=== S ===
<br>
 
== S ==


{| class="plain"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
| Sant
|-
! width="40%" |
! 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
|}
|}


=== T ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== T  ==
| Tafarn
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| 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
| Tref or Tre
| 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
|-
|-
| Ty<br />
| Tŷ
| house<br />
| a house
|-
|-
| Tyddyn<br />
| Tyddyn  
| a farmstead<br />
| a farmstead
|-
|-
| Tyn<br />
| Ty'n
| a farmstead<br />
| a farmstead
|}
|}


=== U ===
<br>
 
== U ==


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


=== W ===
<br>


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


=== Y ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== Y  ==
| Y
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
! width="50%" |
|-
| Y  
| the
| the
|-
|-
| Yr
| Yr (before vowels)
| 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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Latest revision as of 15:13, 23 July 2025

Mwnt Church, Mwnt, near Cardigan.jpg

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

Many Welsh place names are made up of several elements.

Literally translated the name Rhosllannerchrugog comes from:

  • rhos "moor"
  • llannerch "glade"
  • grugog "heathery"

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

Index: A B C Ch D E F Ff G H I L Ll M N O P R Rh S T Th U V W Y

A[edit | edit source]

Abaty an abbey
Aber mouth (coastal), or confluence (inland), 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[edit | edit source]

Bach small, little
Bala where a river flows from a lake
Banc or Bonc 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 (mutation of 'tre') a town, home
Dryw a wren
Du black
Dŵr or Dŵfr 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 (mutation of 'bach') little, small
Fan (mutation of 'ban') a peak
Fechan (feminine mutation of 'bychan') little, small
Fedwen (mutation of 'bedwen') a birch tree
Fedw (mutation of 'bedw') birch trees
Felen (feminine mutation of 'melyn') yellow
Felin (mutation of 'melin') a mill
Foel (mutation of 'moel') a bare topped hill
Fron (mutation of 'bron') a hillside
Fychan (mutation of 'bychan') little, small


Ff[edit | edit source]

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 (mutation of 'caer') 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 (mutation of 'coch') red
Godre foot of a hill, edge, border
Graig (mutation of 'craig') 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 (mutation of 'glan') a bank, shore
Las (mutation of 'glas') blue, verdant, lush, green


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
Môr 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 or Pentre 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 or Tre a town, habitation
Tro a turn, bend
Troed foot, base
Tros over
Trwyn a promontory
Twll a hollow
Tŷ a house
Tyddyn a farmstead
Ty'n 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 (feminine mutation of 'gwyn') white, fair, blessed
Werdd (feminine mutation of 'gwyrdd') green
Wern (mutation of 'gwern') a marsh, alder trees
Wig (mutation of 'gwig') a haven, wooded land
Wrth near to, by


Y[edit | edit source]

Y the
Yr (before vowels) 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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