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English name meaning "new borough", Welsh meaning "town by the shore" New Radnor: Maesyfed English name meaning "red bank" originally applied to Old Radnor, Welsh meaning "Hyfaidd's field" Newtown: Y Drenewydd Both English and Welsh names mean "(the) new town" Old Radnor: Pencraig English name meaning "red bank", Welsh name meaning "head of the ...
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.
Welsh toponyms (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Welsh toponymy" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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.
List of standardised Welsh place-names in Caerphilly County Borough; List of standardised Welsh place-names in Cardiff; List of standardised Welsh place-names in Carmarthenshire; List of standardised Welsh place-names in Ceredigion; List of standardised Welsh place-names in Conwy County Borough
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.
from Old Celtic bardos, either through Welsh bardd (where the bard was highly respected) or Scottish bardis (where it was a term of contempt); Cornish bardh cawl a traditional Welsh soup/stew; Cornish kowl coracle from corwgl. This Welsh term was derived from the Latin corium meaning "leather or hide", the material from which coracles are made ...
Location of the modern county of Gwynedd in Wales. The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Gwynedd, 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.