enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Welsh toponymy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_toponymy

    Common elements of Welsh place-names thus include both words for topographical features and words reflecting human influence. Some of the most frequently encountered place-name elements in Wales are shown in the table below. The Welsh version shown is the original, unmutated reference form. [8]

  3. List of generic forms in place names in the British Isles

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_forms_in...

    This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use.The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

  4. Welsh Place-Name Society - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Place-Name_Society

    On 20 November 2010 Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd held a conference on the subject of Welsh toponymy at Plas Tan y Bwlch. In that meeting it was agreed to form the Welsh Place-Name Society. [ 1 ] The Society was officially formed at a conference held on 1 October 2011 at the National Library of Wales in co-operation with the University of Wales ...

  5. List of standardised Welsh place-names - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_standardised_Welsh...

    The list of standardised Welsh place-names is a list compiled by the Welsh Language Commissioner to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names, particularly in the Welsh language and when multiple forms are used, although some place-names in English were also recommended to be matched with the Welsh.

  6. Category:Culture of Wales - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Culture_of_Wales

    Welsh folk culture (3 C, 1 P) ... Welsh stepdance; Welsh surnames; Welsh toponymy This page was last edited on 22 September 2024, at 19:16 (UTC ...

  7. Category:Welsh toponymy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Welsh_toponymy

    Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more

  8. Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toponymy_in_the_United...

    Great Britain and Ireland have a very varied toponymy due to the different settlement patterns, political and linguistic histories. In addition to the old and modern varieties of English, Scottish and Irish Gaelic and Welsh, many other languages and cultures have influenced geographical names including Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Saxons, Romans and Vikings.

  9. Category:Welsh toponyms - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Welsh_toponyms

    Pages in category "Welsh toponyms" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. Llan (placename)