Glossary

Acknowledgement

The Royal Commission is grateful to both the Ordnance Survey and Bangor University for permission to reproduce this glossary, an expanded version of which can be viewed on the Ordnance Survey website. Particular acknowledgement must be given to Professor Hywel Wyn Owen, Dr Geraint Wyn Jones and Gruffudd Prys of Bangor University who worked with the Ordnance Survey to develop their 'Glossary of Welsh place-name elements'.

adj	=	adjective	nf	=	noun feminine
adv	=	adverb	nm	=	noun masculine
f	=	feminine	np	=	noun plural
m	=	masculine	pr	=	preposition
pl	=	plural	num	=	number

Glossary of place-name elements

Element	English Translation	Examples	Sound
f-	A word starting f may be a mutated form of a word starting b or m
ffald nf , ffaldau pl	sheep-fold, pound, pen, run	*Bancyn-ffald* SM6922 *Carn-ffald* SM7528	Listen to ffald Listen to ffaldau
ffarm , fferm			Listen to ffarm Listen to fferm
ffawydd pl , ffawydden nf	beech tree	*Ffawydden* SO2525 *Twyn y Fidffawydd* SO1102	Listen to ffawydd Listen to ffawydden
ffawyddog nf	beech grove	*Ffawyddog* SS9189 *Ffawyddog* SO2018	Listen to ffawyddog
fferm nf	farm	*Fferm-y-Capel* SN1529 *Fferm Felinfach* SN5646	Listen to fferm
ffin nf	boundary	*Ffos-y-ffin* SN4460 *Ffinnant* SN9791	Listen to ffin
fforch nf	bifurcation of streams, fork, shape of fields, etc	*Fforch Ceulan* SN7520 *Cilfforch* SN4461	Listen to fforch
ffordd nf	way, road	*Banc-y-ffordd* SN4037 *Pen-y-ffordd* SJ3061	Listen to ffordd
fforest nf	forest, park	*Fforest-fach* ST6296 *Trefforest* ST0888	Listen to fforest
ffridd nf , ffriddoedd , ffrith pl	wood; mountain enclosure, sheep walk	*Bwlch-y-ffridd* SO0695 *Ty'n-y-ffridd* SJ1130	Listen to ffridd Listen to ffriddoedd Listen to ffrith
ffrwd nf	stream, torrent	*Gwenffrwd* SO5306 *Ffrwd-grech* SO0227	Listen to ffrwd
ffwrnais nf , ffwrnes	furnace	*Ffwrnais* SN6895 *Craig Ffwrnais* ST2495	Listen to ffwrnais Listen to ffwrnes
ffynhonnau pl , ffynnon nf	spring, well	*Gwarffynnon* SN5750 *Llwynffynnon* SN4038	Listen to ffynhonnau Listen to ffynnon
fry pr	above	*Neuadd-fry* SO1622 *Ty-fry* ST4397	Listen to fry