Welsh Place Name Elements
A list of words found in Welsh place-names with their English translations.
A B C CH D DD E F FF G H I L LL M N NG O P PH R RH S T TH U W X Y
A[edit | edit source]
| Abaty | an abbey |
| Aber | mouth 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 |
| Ffinn | 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 |