A list of words found in Welsh place-names with their English translations.
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A
| Abaty
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an abbey
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| Aber
|
mouth (coastal), or confluence (inland), of a river
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| Adfa
|
border, recess, place to drive animals
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| Adwy
|
a gap, pass
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| Ael
|
brow of a hill
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| Afon
|
a river
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| Allt
|
a wooded hill or cliff
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| Aran
|
a mountain ridge
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| Arian
|
silver
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| Aur
|
gold
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| Awel
|
a breeze, wind
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B
| Bach
|
small, little
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| Bala
|
where a river flows from a lake
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| Banc or Bonc
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a bank, hillock
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| Bedw
|
birch trees
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| Beili
|
a yard, enclosure, bailey
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| Berllan
|
an orchard
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| Berth
|
a copse, hedge
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| Berthi
|
hedges
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| Betws
|
an oratory, prayer house, bede house
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| Blaen
|
head of a valley, source of a river
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| Blaenau
|
valley heads
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| Bont
|
a bridge
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C
| Cae
|
a field
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| Capel
|
a chapel
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| Carn
|
a heap of stones
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| Carreg
|
a rock
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| Cwrt
|
a court
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D
| Dalen
|
a leaf
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| Dan
|
under
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| De
|
south
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| Derwen
|
an oak tree
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| Derw
|
oak trees
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| Dinas
|
a fort
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| Dol
|
a meadow, river meadow
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| Domen
|
a mound
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| Dre (mutation of 'tre')
|
a town, home
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| Dryw
|
a wren
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| Du
|
black
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| Dŵr or Dŵfr
|
water
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| Dyffryn
|
a valley
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| Dyserth
|
a retreat
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E
| Efail
|
a smithy
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| Eglwys
|
a church
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| Eithin
|
gorse
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| Eos
|
a nightingale
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| Erw
|
an acre
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| Esgair
|
a mountain ridge
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F
| Fach (mutation of 'bach')
|
little, small
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| Fan (mutation of 'ban')
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a peak
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| Fechan (feminine mutation of 'bychan')
|
little, small
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| Fedwen (mutation of 'bedwen')
|
a birch tree
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| Fedw (mutation of 'bedw')
|
birch trees
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| Felen (feminine mutation of 'melyn')
|
yellow
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| Felin (mutation of 'melin')
|
a mill
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| Foel (mutation of 'moel')
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a bare topped hill
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| Fron (mutation of 'bron')
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a hillside
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| Fychan (mutation of 'bychan')
|
little, small
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Ff
| Ffin
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a border, limit
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| Ffordd
|
a road
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| Ffyrdd
|
roads
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| Ffos
|
a ditch, brook
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| Ffridd
|
a sheepwalk, mountain pasture
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| Ffrith
|
a sheepwalk
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| Ffrwd
|
a stream
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| Ffynnon
|
well
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G
| Gaer (mutation of 'caer')
|
a fort, camp
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| Gallt
|
a wooded hill or cliff
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| Garn
|
a heap of stones
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| Gelli
|
a grove, small wood
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| Glan
|
a river bank
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| Glyn
|
a glen
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| Goch (mutation of 'coch')
|
red
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| Godre
|
foot of a hill, edge, border
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| Graig (mutation of 'craig')
|
a rock, crag
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| Gwynt
|
wind
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H
| Hafan
|
a haven
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| Hafod
|
a summer dwelling and pasture
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| Helyg
|
willow trees
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| Hen
|
old, ancient
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| Hendre
|
winter dwelling
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| Heol
|
a road
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| Hir
|
long
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| Hwylfa
|
a pathway, entry
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| Hydd
|
a stag
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I
| Isel
|
low
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| Is
|
lower
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| Isaf
|
lowest
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| Issa
|
lowest
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L
| Lan
|
a bank, slope, rise
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| Las (mutation of 'glas')
|
blue, verdant, lush, green
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Ll
| Llaith
|
wet
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| Llan
|
an enclosure, church, church village
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| Llawr
|
a valley floor
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| Llech
|
a flagstone, flat stone, slate
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| Llethyr
|
a slope
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| Lloches
|
a shelter
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| Lluest
|
a small hill farm, hut
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| Llwyd
|
holy, sanctified, grey
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| Llwyn
|
a bush, grove
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| Llyn
|
a lake
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| Llys
|
a palace, court, enclosure
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M
| Maen
|
a cut stone, rock
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| Maes
|
a field
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| Mawn
|
peat
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| Mawr
|
big, large, great
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| Meifod
|
a halfway house
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| Meity
|
a halfway house
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| Melin
|
a mill
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| Melyn
|
yellow
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| Merthyr
|
a martyr
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| Moel
|
a bare topped hill
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| Môr
|
sea
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| Morfa
|
sea marsh
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| Mur
|
a wall
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| Murddyn
|
a ruin
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| Mwnt
|
a mound, hill
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| Mynach
|
a monk
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| Mynydd
|
a mountain
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N
| Nant
|
a stream, brook
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| Neuadd
|
a hall, mansion
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| Newydd
|
new
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O
| Ochr
|
side, edge
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| Oer
|
cold
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| Ogof
|
a cave
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| Onnen
|
an ash tree
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P
| Pandy
|
a fulling mill
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| Pant
|
a hollow
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| Parc
|
a park
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| Pen
|
head, end, top
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| Pentref or Pentre
|
a village, hamlet
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| Perth
|
a copse, hedge
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| Pistyll
|
a spring, well
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| Plas
|
a hall, place, mansion
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| Pont
|
a bridge
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| Porth
|
a landing place, gateway
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Rh
| Rhaeadr
|
a waterfall
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| Rhiw
|
a hillside
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| Rhodwydd
|
an embankment, earthwork
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| Rhos
|
a moorland
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| Rhyd
|
a ford
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| Rhyn
|
a headland
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S
| Sant
|
a saint
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| Sarn
|
a causeway, paved road
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| Sarnau
|
causeways
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| Swydd
|
a district
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| Sych
|
dry
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T
| Tafarn
|
an inn
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| Tai
|
houses
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| Tal
|
end, front
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| Tarren
|
a rocky hillside, cliff
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| Teg
|
fair
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| Tir
|
land
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| Tomen
|
a mound, heap
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| Ton
|
lay land
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| Traeth
|
beach, shore
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| Tref or Tre
|
a town, habitation
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| Tro
|
a turn, bend
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| Troed
|
foot, base
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| Tros
|
over
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| Trwyn
|
a promontory
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| Twll
|
a hollow
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| Tŷ
|
a house
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| Tyddyn
|
a farmstead
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| Ty'n
|
a farmstead
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U
| Uch
|
higher
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| Uchaf
|
highest
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| Uchel
|
high
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| Uwch
|
above
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W
| Waun
|
a moorland field
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| Waen
|
a moorland field
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| Wen (feminine mutation of 'gwyn')
|
white, fair, blessed
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| Werdd (feminine mutation of 'gwyrdd')
|
green
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| Wern (mutation of 'gwern')
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a marsh, alder trees
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| Wig (mutation of 'gwig')
|
a haven, wooded land
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| Wrth
|
near to, by
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Y
| Y
|
the
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| Yr (before vowels)
|
the
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| Yn
|
in
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| Ynys
|
an island
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| Ysbyty
|
a hospital, hostel
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| Ysgol
|
a school
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| Ysgubor
|
a barn
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| Ystrad
|
a vale, wide valley
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| Ystryd
|
a street
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| Ystum
|
a bend, curve
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| Ystwyth
|
pliable, agile
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