| The Roots of Welsh Place Names A to C |
| A aber = mouth of river or stream , confluence, estuary ael = brow of hill afon = river arth = bear aur = gold B bach = little, small bae = bay bala = outflow of river from lake ban = peak, horn, corner banc = bank, mound, hill bangor = monastery, upper row of a wattle fence bardd = bard, poet bedw = birch bedd = grave, tomb, sepulchre bery = bird of prey, kite betws = oratory, chapel, birch grove brān = crow, rook, raven bre = hill, highland brenin = King brethyn = cloth bro = land, region, vale C cad = battle, army, host cadair = chair, seat, cradle cadlys = camp, enclosure cae = field, caeadle = enclosure caer = walled city, castle walls caerfa = fortress cafell = cell, sanctuary, oracle canolfan = centre capel = chapel carn = cairn carreg = stone scroll back to top of this page »» ......^ |
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continued castell = castle cefn = back, garden bed cei = quay clawdd = hedge, dyke, embankment clos = yard clun = meadow, moorland, brush clwyd = hurdle, gate, roost coch = red coed = wood, timber coelbren = lot coetref = woodland, homestead coleg = college collen = hazel cored = weir, dam cors = bog, swamp crai = new, fresh craidd = middle, center craig = rock crair = relic crau = stockade, sty crib = crest, ridge, comb croes = cross croesfforth = crossroad crog = cross, rood, hanging crug = hillock, tumulus crwys = cross, crucifix cudd = hidden, concealed culfor = strait cwar = quarry cwm = valley cwr = edge, border cwrt = court cwrw = beer, ale cylch = round, circular, hoop cymer = confluence Cymru = Wales |