Welsh Family History Archive

<body bgcolor="#ccffcc" text="#000000" link="#ff0000"> <a href="../index.htm" target="_top"><img src="../smalldaff.jpg" align="right" width=59 height=80 border=0 vspace=0 hspace=10 alt="To WFHA Homepage"></a> <h2>Welsh Family History Archive - List search</h2> <p align="justify"><b>Welsh place-names are highly descriptive, incorporating many common elements from the Welsh language. Knowing the meaning of place-names helps us to understand the environment in which our Welsh ancestors lived.<br> <br> Each element in the glossary is followed by its meaning and where possible, an example of its use and a link to a sound file demonstrating its pronunciation. New entries and new examples are continually being added.<br> <br> Use the shortcuts below to go directly to the relevant part of the list, then use your web browser's "back" button to return to this menu.<br> Click on the daffodil to return to the Welsh Family History Archive.</b> </p> <center><small><b> <a href="za-e.htm#a">A</a>   <a href="zb-p.htm#b">B</a>   <a href="zc.htm#c">C</a>   <a href="zd-dd.htm#d">D</a>   <a href="zd-dd.htm#dd">DD</a>   <a href="za-e.htm#e">E</a>   <a href="zf-m-v.htm#f">F</a>   <a href="zff-h-i.htm#ff">FF</a>   <a href="zg-w.htm#g">G</a>   <a href="zff-h-i.htm#h">H</a>   <a href="zff-h-i.htm#i">I</a>   <a href="zl-ll.htm#l">L</a>   <a href="zl-ll.htm#ll">LL</a>   <a href="zf-m-v.htm#m">M</a>   <a href="zn-o.htm#n">N</a>   <a href="zn-o.htm#o">O</a>   <a href="zb-p.htm#p">P</a>   <a href="zr-rh.htm#r">R</a>   <a href="zr-rh.htm#rh">RH</a>   <a href="zs-t-u-y.htm#s">S</a>   <a href="zs-t-u-y.htm#t">T</a>   <a href="zs-t-u-y.htm#u">U</a>   <a href="zf-m-v.htm#v">V</a>   <a href="zg-w.htm#w">W</a>   <a href="zs-t-u-y.htm#y">Y</a>   <a href="../index.htm#menu">WFHA menu</a> </b></small></center> <br> <br> <b> Sources<br> <small>The list is compiled from various sources including:<br> DAVIES, Dewi (undated) <i>Welsh Place-names and Their Meanings</i>. The Cambrian News, Aberystwyth. (No ISBN)<br> DAVIES, Elwyn (1996) <i>A Gazetteer of Welsh Place-Names</i>. University of Wales Press. Cardiff. ISBN 0-7083-1038-9<br> LEAVER, Tony (1998) <i>Pronouncing Welsh Place Names</i>. Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. Llanrwst. ISBN 0-86381-482-4<br> LIAS, Anthony (1994) <i>A Guide to Welsh Place-Names</i>. Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. Llanrwst. ISBN 0-86381-289-9<br> OWEN, Hywel Wyn (1998) <i>A Pocket Guide - The Place-Names of Wales</i>. University of Wales Press. Cardiff. ISBN 0-7083-1458-9 </small> </b> </body>