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| Anglo Saxon History Village/Town Names(Celtic derivation) | | |
| This page shows segments of place names
that can be related to Celtic locations. | |
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Translation | | an | an | and | | a' | a' | the | | abber | aber | confluence - where a river joins another body of water | | aber | aber | confluence - where a river joins another body of water | | aber- | aber | confluence - where a river joins another body of water | | abhainn | abhainn | river | | afon | afon | a river | | allt | uillt | stream | | alsh | aillse | small creatures | | bach | bach | small or little | | bealach | belach | a gap or a pass | | bedw | bedw | birch tree | | beinn | beinn | a big hill | | bennan | beinnean | a small mountain | | bettws | bethus | prayer house | | betws | betws | a chapel | | blaen | blaen | a tip or point, high up | | bod | bod | a house or abode | | bran | bran | raven | | bron | bran | raven | | bryn | bryn | hill | | brynna | brynna | hills | | bwlch | bwlch | a pass | | caer | caer | fort | | cafn | cafn | ferry | | cairn | carn | a human made stack of stones usually graves | | capel | capel | chapel | | carn | carn | a heap of stones/rocks | | cefn | cefn | a ridge | | cefnffordd | cefnffordd | a ridgeway | | cleit | cleit | a tower of rock, a tor | | coed | coed | trees | | cowper | cowper | a cow shed | | craig | creag | a crag | | creachan | creachan | a stony hill | | croes | croes | cross | | croft | croft | a small agricultural land holding | | cruach | cruach | a rock stack | | cwm | cwm | valley | | druim | druim | a ridge | | drum | druim | a ridge | | drumm | druim | a ridge | | du | du | black or dark | | dubh | dubh | black | | eglwys | eglwys | a church | | eilean | eilean | an island | | erw | erw | acre | | esgair | escir | a ridge | | fedw | fedw | birch tree | | fell | fell | a rocky hill | | ffordd | ffordd | road or way | | ffrith | ffrith | a wood | | gaer | caer | small fort i.e cæster | | glen | gleann | narrow or mountain valley | | hen | hen | old | | heol | heol | street or road | | inver | inbhir | river mouth, confluence | | isaf | isaf | lower | | kyle | caol | a straight | | llan | llan | a piece of consecrated ground | | llyn | llyn | lake | | loch | loh | an inlet or large lake | | lon | lon | lane or road | | mawr | mawr | big | | meikle | meikle | big, great | | mickle | meikle | big, great | | mynydd | mynydd | mountain or moor | | nant | nant | a brook or glen | | newydd | newydd | new | | pandy | pandy | a water powered fulling mill(AD1600's) | | pant | pant | hollow | | pen | pen | head or end | | pendre | pendre | hamlet | | pont | pont | bridge | | porth | porth | gate | | rhiw | rhiw | hill or slope | | rhyd | rhyd | a ford | | sarn | sarn | causeway | | skerry | skerry | a reef or small island | | socach | socach | the snout of a ridge | | stob | stob | a small peak | | tal | tal | end | | torr | torr | a tower of rock | | tref | tref | homestead of hamlet | | ty | ty | house | | uchaf | uchaf | higher | | weonard | weonard | a celtic saint | | weonards | weonard | a celtic saint | | wick of | vik | an inlet or bay | | yn | yn | in | | ynys | ynys | island | | yr | yr | the | | ystryd | ystryd | street | | |
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