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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:  


=== A  ===
*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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== 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>


{| class="vertical listing"
== B  ==
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
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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  ===
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== C  ==


{| class="vertical listing"
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
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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  ===
<br>


{| class="grid listing"
== D  ==
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
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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>


{| class="plain"
== E  ==
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
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|-
| Efail  
| Efail  
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=== F  ===
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== F  ==


{| class="plain"
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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>


{| class="plain"
== Ff  ==
 
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| Ffin  
| Ffin  
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| well
| well
|}
|}
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=== G  ===


{| class="plain"
<br>
 
== G  ==
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
! width="40%" |
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|-
|-
| Gaer (mutation of 'caer')
| 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  ==


{| class="plain"
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| Hafan  
| Hafan  
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|}


=== I  ===
<br>
 
== I  ==


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| Isel  
| Isel  
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|}


=== L  ===
<br>
 
== L  ==


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


=== Ll  ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== Ll  ==
 
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| Llaith  
| Llaith  
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|}


=== M  ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== M  ==
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
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|-
|-
| Maen  
| Maen  
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|}


=== N  ===
<br>


{| class="grid listing"
== N  ==
 
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| Nant  
| Nant  
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=== O  ===
<br>
 
== O  ==


{| class="plain"
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| Ochr  
| Ochr  
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|}


=== P  ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== P  ==
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
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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>


{| class="plain"
== Rh  ==
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
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|-
| Rhaeadr  
| Rhaeadr  
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=== S  ===
<br>
 
== S  ==


{| class="plain"
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| Sant  
| Sant  
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=== T  ===
<br>


{| class="plain"
== T  ==
 
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="90%"
|-
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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  ==


{| class="plain"
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| Uch  
| Uch  
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=== W  ===
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== W  ==


{| class="plain"
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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  ==
 
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| Y  
| Y  
| the
| the
|-
|-
| Yr (before vowels)
| Yr (before vowels)  
| the
| the
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 23 July 2025

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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

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

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

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


D

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

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


F

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

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

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

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

Isel low
Is lower
Isaf lowest
Issa lowest


L

Lan (mutation of 'glan') a bank, shore
Las (mutation of 'glas') blue, verdant, lush, green


Ll

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

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

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


O

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


P

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

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


S

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


T

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

Uch higher
Uchaf highest
Uchel high
Uwch above


W

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

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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