Word origins

• cottonA soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
• lewisA cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
• prideA sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
• rossThe rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.
• barryA field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.
• PowellAn English and Welsh surname from Welsh.
• LloydA surname from Welsh, from a nickname for someone with grey hair.
• FloydA surname from Welsh, variant of Lloyd
• yaleA mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.
• penguinAny of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
• twpA fool.
• MeganA diminutive of the female given name Margaret, from Welsh.
• GwenA female given name from Welsh.
• MarvinA male given name from Welsh.
• ConwayThe River Conway, the former English name of the River Conwy in North Wales.
• EvanA male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John.
• HowellA male given name from Welsh.
• GriffithA male given name from Welsh, of Wales usage.
• VaughanA surname from Welsh.
• BowenA surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
• MeredithA male given name from Welsh.
• reeseSynonym of peanut butter cup
• BangorA city and community with a city council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5872).
• VaughnA surname from Welsh.
• MonmouthA town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).
• CymruSynonym of Wales: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
• TudorA monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century, specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne.
• skipperThe master of a ship.
• daiA wet nurse; a midwife.
• parryTo avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
• cardiganA type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
• RhondaA female given name from Welsh.
• GladysA female given name from Welsh.
• pewOne of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
• crookA bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
• kamCrooked, awry.
• AberA hamlet in Llanwenog community, Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN4748).
• BrynA male given name from Welsh.
• GwyneddA historical kingdom of Wales, in the north of the country.
• mortDeath; especially, the death of game in hunting.
• PowysA county and preserved county of Wales. Headquarters: Llandrindod Wells.
• CymraegThe Welsh language.
• MaddoxA surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
• RhysA male given name from Welsh.
• GwentA historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country.
• thawTo gradually cause (something frozen, such as earth, ice, or snow) to melt or soften by raising the temperature.
• ReeceA surname from Welsh.
• KeatonAn English surname.
• MerrickA surname from Welsh.
• shoneA surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
• GwynethA female given name from Welsh.
• pughA surname from Welsh.
• GlendaA female given name from Welsh.
• MawrA community (civil parish) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales.
• mamMum, mom; diminutive of mother.
• LlewellynA male given name from Welsh.
• broderickA thorough beating
• ConwyA town and community in Conwy borough, North Wales; formerly Conway (OS grid ref SH7777).
• BalaA small town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH9235).
• CrichtonA village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).
• chumA friend; a pal.
• neathBeneath.
• clasA Celtic monastery
• LynetteA female given name from Welsh.
• prosserOne who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.
• LlandudnoA coastal town and community with a town council in Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7882).
• BerwynA mountain range in northeastern Wales.
• cwmA valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.
• bevana bogan
• glynA valley in a mountain area, especially one with a stream in the bottom.
• saisA groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses.
• HuwA male given name from Welsh, equivalent to English Hugh.
• yarrowAny of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
• caerphillyA light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
• BreconA town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0428).
• sianBored, weary or fed up; tired (of something).
• PrichardA surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
• MachenAn English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].
• BlevinsA surname from Welsh.
• lechA strong, lecherous desire or craving.
• MervynA male given name from Welsh.
• taffA Welshman.
• GwynA male given name from Welsh.
• LlanelliA coastal town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5000).
• CarnarvonFormer spelling of Caernarfon.
• PalinA surname from Welsh.
• CaernarfonA port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).
• bogleA goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or phantom.
• CarewA village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN045038).
• BaffinAn English surname.
• rosserA surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
• FronA small village in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0965).
• BlaneyA surname from Welsh.
• CeriA unisex given name from Welsh.
• BronwynA female given name from Welsh.
• TenbyA coastal town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1300).
• wynA male given name from Welsh.
• gogHaste; ardent desire to go.
• IdrisA male given name from Welsh, popularized by actor Idris Elba.
• AberdareA town in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, South Wales (OS grid ref SO0002).