Word origins

• LowriA female given name from Welsh.
• elaineleoptene
• SayceA surname from Welsh.
• PwllA village in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4801).
• RuabonA village and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3043)
• LlansantffraidA community (civil parish served by Llansantffraid and Deytheur Parish Council) in Powys, Wales.
• ProbynA surname from Welsh.
• ElganA male given name.
• OystermouthA coastal suburb in Mumbles community, in the city and county of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6188).
• GillowA hamlet in Hentland parish, south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5325).
• SeneddThe Welsh Parliament.
• mitherTo make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother.
• GwenllianA female given name from Welsh.
• LlanellyA village and community of Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO2314).
• AnnwnThe otherworld in Welsh mythology, a place of delights and eternal youth.
• CulchethA large village in Culcheth and Glazebury parish, Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6595).
• ProbinA surname from Welsh.
• TivyA river that forms the boundary between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire; the Teifi.
• YstwythA river in Ceredigion, Wales
• DolwyddelanA village and community in Conwy borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7352).
• TrawsfynyddA linear village and community in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH7035).
• AbercynonA large village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0894).
• AbbeycwmhirA village and community of Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO055711).
• AberamanA large village near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0101).
• AberangellA village in Mawddwy community, south-east Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH8410).
• AberarthA village in Dyffryn Arth community, Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN4763).
• AberbargoedA town in Bargoed community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1500).
• AberbranA hamlet west of Brecon, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SN9829).
• AbercychA village in Manordeifi community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN248409).
• aberdevineThe Eurasian siskin or spruce siskin, Spinus spinus, a small green and yellow finch related to the goldfinch.
• AberdulaisA village in Blaenhonddan community, Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS7799).
• AberedwA village and community in Powys, Wales, historically in Radnorshire (OS grid ref SO0747).
• AbererchA village in Llannor community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH3936).
• AberffrawA village and community in south-west Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH3568).
• AbergorlechA small village in Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5833).
• AbergwiliA village and community near Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4321).
• AberkenfigA village in Newcastle Higher community, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8983).
• AberthawAn area of the Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales, at the mouth of the River Thaw, containing the villages of East Aberthaw and West Aberthaw (OS grid ref ST0266).
• afancA lake monster in Welsh mythology, described variously as resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, and sometimes said to be a demon.
• ailltA member of a semi-servile class among the Cymry.
• alltudA foreigner.
• amoberIn Wales, a maiden-fee paid to a lord on the marriage of a maiden in his manor.
• awdlA long poem written in Welsh using cynghanedd and one of twenty-four strict meters.
• BaddamsA surname from Welsh.
• bara brithA Welsh yeast bread enriched with dried fruit; also, a Welsh fruitcake made with self-raising flour but no yeast.
• BassalegAn outer suburb in Graig community, City of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST2786).
• Betws GarmonA village in the community of the same name of Gwynedd, Wales, the United Kingdom, OS grid ref SH5357.
• Betws-y-CoedA village and community in Conwy borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7956).
• BlaencwmA village in Treherbert community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, in southern Wales (OS grid ref SS9298).
• BlaengarwA village in Garw Valley community, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9092).
• BlaenrhonddaA village in Treherbert community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9299).
• BleddynA male given name from Welsh
• BoncathA village and community in north-east Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2038).
• boys bachA group of people, all or some of them male.
• Bro MachnoA community (civil parish) in Conwy borough county borough, Wales.
• BrynammanA village in Quarter Bach community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7114).
• BrythonA Briton: a member of that people that spoke Brythonic languages.
• buganhobgoblin, evil spirit
• burgooA dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.
• bwbachA spectre or hobgoblin in Welsh folklore.
• bwthynA small Welsh cottage.
• CaergwrleA village in Hope community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3057).
• CaerwentA village and community in south Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref ST4790).
• Cantre'r GwaelodA mythical sunken city in Wales, United Kingdom.
• Capel CurigA small village and community in Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7257).
• CaradogA male given name from Welsh.
• CarrogA village in Corwen community, Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1143).
• cawlA traditional Welsh soup, typically made with beef, lamb, or salted bacon with carrot, leeks, potatoes, swedes, and other seasonal vegetables.
• Cefn HengoedA village in Gelligaer community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1495).
• clogwyncliff, precipice
• clomA mixture of earth, straw, etc. used in traditional Welsh construction.
• ClywedogA river in Denbighshire, Wales, a tributary of the River Clwyd.
• cockabondyAn angler's artificial fly.
• Coed ElyA village in Tonyrefail community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0185).
• CoedkernewA community (civil parish) in the city and county of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST2783).
• Coed-talonA village in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2658).
• Coed-y-cwmA modern village in Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0792).
• CoityA village in Coity Higher community, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9281).
• commoteA secular division of land in mediaeval Wales.
• crempogA Welsh pancake made with self-raising flour, salt, eggs, milk and salted butter.
• CroesorA small village in Llanfrothen community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH6344).
• cromlechSynonym of stone circle (“a prehistoric monument consisting of standing stones arranged in a circle”), especially one located in Brittany, France.
• CwmammanA community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
• CwmbwrlaA suburb and community in the city and county of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6595).
• Cwm CapelA small settlement in Pembrey and Burry Port Town community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4502).
• Cwm GwynA western suburb of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6393).
• Cwm-mawrA small settlement north of Tumble, Llannon community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5312).
• Cwm SiliconA technology-rich area of South Wales.
• Cwm-y-gloA village in Llanrug community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5562).
• Cwrt SartA suburban area and electoral ward in Briton Ferry community, Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS7495).
• cwtchA cubbyhole or similar hiding place.
• Cylch-y-GarnA community (civil parish) in Anglesey, Wales.
• CymricA breed of domestic cat, developed in Canada, principally characterized by suppression of the tail and by a semi-long-haired coat, with a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body; it is the longhair version of the Manx cat.
• cymriteA mineral, belonging to the zeolite family, that consists of a basic aluminosilicate of barium.
• Cymro-Welsh.
• cynghaneddThe complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry.
• dadenhuddIn ancient Welsh inheritance law, the act of a son uncovering the hearth of the deceased father in order to claim his land.
• DeheubarthA historical kingdom of Wales, in the south of the country.
• DeiniolenA village and community of Gwynedd, Wales.
• deuddarnA kind of cupboard or dresser with two tiers.