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  2. List of English words of Welsh origin - Wikipedia

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    In Dutch, the alternative word for penguin is "fat-goose" (vetgans see: Dutch wiki or dictionaries under Pinguïn), and would indicate this bird received its name from its appearance. Mither An English word possibly from the Welsh word "moedro" meaning to bother or pester someone. Possible links to the Yorkshire variant "moither"

  3. Category:Welsh words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Welsh words and phrases" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Crachach; Cwtch;

  4. Welsh toponymy - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the modern Welsh name for England itself, Lloegr, is disputed, but one widely believed [citation needed] theory – which, however, has no etymological foundation – is that it derives from purportedly poetic words meaning "lost land", and was originally applied to areas of Mercia after the Saxon conquest before being applied to ...

  5. Welsh language - Wikipedia

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    The Middle Welsh period is considered to have lasted from then until the 14th century, when the Modern Welsh period began, which in turn is divided into Early and Late Modern Welsh. The word Welsh is a descendant, via Old English wealh, wielisc, of the Proto-Germanic word *Walhaz, which was derived from the name of the Celtic people known to ...

  6. List of standardised Welsh place-names - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. 150 Gorgeous Welsh Baby Names for Boys and Girls - AOL

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    Related: 150 Unique German Names for Boys and Girls to Add to Your List of Ideas. Welsh Baby Names for Girls 71. Amelia. With the meaning “hardworking,” this name will surely inspire your ...

  8. Colloquial Welsh morphology - Wikipedia

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    The soft mutation (Welsh: treiglad meddal) is by far the most common mutation in Welsh. When words undergo soft mutation, the general pattern is that unvoiced plosives become voiced plosives, and voiced plosives become fricatives or disappear; some fricatives also change, and the full list is shown in the above table.

  9. Caer - Wikipedia

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    An example is the Roman fort at Caernarfon, formerly known in Welsh as Caer Seiont from its position on the Seiont; the later Edwardian castle and its community were distinguished as Caer yn Arfon ("fort in Arfon", the latter being a district name (Cantref Arfon) from "ar Fôn", "(land) opposite Môn or Anglesey"). [2]