Welsh Language
If you ever wonder what all those strange place names mean as you travel through Wales, this should help out.
abaty
aber
afon
bach, fach
ban, fan
bedd
blaen
bod
bryn
bwlch
cae
caer, gaer
capel
castell
cefn
clawdd
coch, goch
craig, graig
crib
cwm
cymer
dinas
drws
du, ddu
dwr
dyffryn
eglwys
ffin
fferm
ffodd
glyn
gwaun, waen
gwern
hendre
heol
llan
llwyn
llech, llechen
llwyn
llyn
llys
maen / carreg
mawr, fawr
melin
merthyr
mor
moel, foel
mynydd, fynydd
nant
neuadd
pant
parc
pen
pentre
plas
pont, bont
porth
pwll
rhyd
rhaeadr
sarn
traeth
tre, tref
uchaf
ynys
ystrad
abbey
river mouth
river
small
peak, crest
cave
head, end, source
dwelling
hill
pass
field
fort, stronghold
chapel
castle
ridge
hedge, ditch
red
rock
crest, summit
valley, cirque
meeting of rivers
fort, city
door
black
water
valley
church
boundry
farm
road
glen
moor, pasture
swamp
permanent home
road
church, enclosure
grove, bush
slab, flag, slate
grove, bush
lake
palace/Court
stone
great, big
mill
Church, burial place
sea
bare hill
Mountain, moorland
brook
hall
hollow, valley
park
head, top, end
village, homestead
hall, mansion
bridge
port, harbour
pool
ford
waterfall
causeway, old road
beach, shore
hamlet, home town
upper, highest
island
valley floor
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