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All derived from 294 borrowed from 174 calque of 3 Abergavenny A market town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO2914). maddock An earthworm or maggot. Denbigh A market town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0566). Llangollen A small town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2141). Tegan A female given name from Welsh. Upjohn A surname from Welsh. nain A grandmother. Penarth A town and community with a town council in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1871). Probert A Welsh surname originating as a patronymic. Ynys A hamlet in Llanystumdwy community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH4642). Llewelyn A male given name from Welsh. Geraint A male given name from Welsh. Cwmbran A new town in Torfaen borough county borough, Monmouthshire, Wales. caer A Welsh fortress. Cardiganshire A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire. Cefn A community (civil parish) in Wrexham borough, Wales. Narberth A small town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN1014). Pontypool A town in Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900). Prestatyn A coastal town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0682). llyn An upland lake in Wales. Afan A river in Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales, which flows into Swansea Bay at Aberavon. Teagan A male given name from Irish. Pwllheli A market town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH3735). Crumlin A suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Merwin A surname. Abergele A small market town and community with a town council in Conwy borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH9477). Dovey A river in Wales, flowing about 37 km from Aran Fawddwy to Aberdyfi. erw A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about ¼ acre. Ffestiniog A community (civil parish) with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, which includes Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llan Ffestiniog. Owain A male given name from Welsh, equivalent to English Owen. Hywel A male given name. Bronwen A female given name from Welsh. cist A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece. Bew A surname from Welsh. Caerleon A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Graig A suburb of Burry Port, Pembrey and Burry Port Town community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN4401). Ammanford A town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6212). Cymbeline Cunobeline, a king of Britain in the 1st century AD Llangefni The county town and community with a town council in Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH4575). Bennion A surname from Welsh. Llandovery A market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634). croeso An expression of welcome. Brecknockshire An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire. Rhian A female given name from Welsh. Abertawe Swansea dudgeon A feeling of anger or resentment, especially haughty indignation. rhos A village in Cilybebyll community, Neath Port Talbot borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN7303). Dyffryn A settlement in Maesteg community in the Llynfi Valley, Bridgend borough county borough (OS grid ref SS8593). Glenys A female given name from Welsh. pandy A fulling mill. Merioneth Synonym of Merionethshire. Aberaeron A coastal town and community with a town council in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN4562). Morgannwg Glamorgan and Glamorganshire Glyndwr A male given name from Welsh. moel A hill having a rounded outline in its upper portion because the summit is protected from rapid denudation by a layer of soil and a growth of forest trees or grass, or by marshes of peat. Pentre A village in Hawarden community, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ3268). Cadwallader A surname from Welsh. Aberavon A town in Neath Port Talbot borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS7590). Penry A surname from Welsh. Abertillery A town and community of Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO215045). Pendry A patrilineal surname from Welsh. Lydiard A habitational surname from Welsh. Taaffe A surname from Irish, equivalent to English David Brynmawr A market town and community with a town council in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO185115). Blaenavon A town and community with a town council in Torfaen borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2508). Ystrad A village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9895). Gwendolen A female given name from Welsh. Shalott Legendary place in Tennyson's The Lady of Shalott and elsewhere, identified with Guildford by Malory. sarn A pavement or stepping stone. Aberdovey A coastal village in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SN6196). Olwen A female given name from Welsh from Welsh legend, specifically The Mabinogion. Caersws A village and community on the River Severn in Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0392). Abersoch A coastal village in Llanengan community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH3128). grig A dwarf. Rhuddlan A town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0278). Dymock A village and civil parish in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6931). hafod A Welsh summer dwelling. Sylfaen A certain serif typeface that supports Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Armenian and Georgian. Teifi A river in Wales that forms the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, and also with Pembrokeshire for a short distance. morfa A low wetland periodically flooded by salt water; a salt marsh. Magor A large village in Magor with Undy community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref ST4287). Ganarew A small village and civil parish (served by Whitchurch and Ganarew Group Parish Council) in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5316). Aberporth A coastal village and community in Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN2651). Llandinabo A hamlet and civil parish (served by Llanwarne and District Group Parish Council) in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5128). Glendower A surname. howel A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks. Meirion A male given name of Welsh usage. mabinogion The earliest prose literature of Britain, compiled in the 12th–13th centuries from earlier oral traditions by medieval Welsh authors. Clydach A village in Llanelly community, Monmouthshire (OS grid ref SO2312). hwyl A melodic chanting style of Welsh preaching. Carys A female given name from Welsh. Vyrnwy A river in Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England, flowing about 40 miles from Lake Vyrnwy in Powys before joining the Severn near Melverley in Shropshire. Myfanwy A female given name from Welsh. Cymry Synonym of Welsh: the Welsh people collectively. Bettws A village in Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8986). cariad Darling. Carwyn A male given name from Welsh. Blaina A small town in Nantyglo and Blaina community, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2007). Olwyn A female given name from Welsh, variant of Olwen. Pentraeth A village and community in Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH5278).