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Welsh Place Names
The village of Llanfairpwllgwyngychgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch says it all.
This guide won't translate it, but it might help with some mountain names:
| The word | How to say it | What it means |
| afon | avvon | river/stream |
| braich | bray-ch | ridge |
| bryn | brin | mountain |
| bwlch | bulk | saddle/pass/col |
| castell | kas-tell | castle |
| coch | coch | red |
| crib | crib | ridge |
| cwm | coom | valley head |
| fan | van | mountain |
| foel | voil | bare hill |
| gallt | gachlt | slope |
| gawr | gowrr | torrent |
| glyn | glyn | deep valley |
| isaf | issaf | lower |
| llyn | hchlyn | lake |
| mawr | mowrr | large |
| moel | moil | bare hill |
| mynydd | munith | mountain |
| nant | nant | brook |
| ogof | ogov | cave |
| pant | pant | hollow |
| pen | pen | peak/top |
| trum | trum | ridge |
| uchaf | ickaf | upper/higher |
| y | ee | the |
| ynys | uhnis | island |
Most of this information was taken from Trail magazine.
For a far more comprehensive list, and how to pronounce names, visit this site.
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