| The Roots of Welsh Place Names D to G |
| D
daer= earth dde=right de= south deri = oak trees derwen = oak tree derwydd = druid dewin = diviner, magician dinas = city dôl = meadow draig = dragon du = black dur = steel dwr = water dyffryn = valley E eglwys = church einion = anvill eistedd = sit, seated eithin = gorse, furze elin= angle, bend, elbow eog = salmon erw = acre eryr = eagle, shingles F ffau = den ffin = boundary, limit ffordd = way, road, distance fforest = forest ffos, ffosi = ditch, trench ffridd = mountain pasture, sheep walk ffrwd = stream, torrent ffynnon = fountain, well, spring G gafr = goat gallt = hill, cliff, wood garan = heron, crane, stork gardd = garden, garth, yard garlleg = garlic garth = hill, enclosure |
G...
continued garw = course, rough, harsh gefail = smithy gefell = twin gelau, gelen = leech gerwin = severe, rough, harsh glan = bank, shore glas = blue, green grey glaw = rain gorllewin = west goror, confine, border, coast gorsaf = station gorwedd =lie gorynys = peninsula graean = gravel grisiau = stairs grug = heather gwadd = mole gwain = sheath, scabbard gwair = hay gwal = wall, fence gweithfa = works gwenyn = bees gwern = swamp, meadow, alder grove gwersyll = camp, encampment gwig = wood gwinau = brown, auburn gwlad = country, land gwladfa = colony, settlement gwlân = wool gwledig = lord, prince, ruler gwydd = goose gwyddfa = tumulus, grave gwyldy = watch-house gwyn = white gwynfa = paradise gwyrdd = green |