List of standardised Welsh place-names in Anglesey

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The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Anglesey, is a list compiled by the Welsh Language Commissioner to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names, particularly in the Welsh language and when multiple forms are used, although some place-names in English were also recommended to be matched with the Welsh. The list contains 140 entries, as of November 2023.

The list is based on recommendations provided by the Place-names Standardisation Panel, convened by the Commissioner, for expert advice on the standardisation of Welsh place-names. The panel bases their decisions on a set of guidelines (currently dating to June 2023), specific to Welsh settlement names (such as those of villages, towns, and cities) and topographic features (such as lakes, mountains and rivers). The panel does not cover house or building names, although similar principles could be applied to them or to names for new developments (for which the Commissioner offers their own advice to local authorities and housing developers). [1] The panel may also have used additional guidelines. [2]

The list was first published in 2018, [3] and took years to put together. [4] Upon creation, these lists were published under the Open Government Licence 3.0. [5] [6]

List

Recommended standardised namesOther name/spelling not recommendedTypeGrid reference
WelshEnglish
Amlwch Amlwch SettlementSH4493
Bachau Bachau SettlementSH4383
Benllech Benllech SettlementSH5182
Bethel Bethel SettlementSH3970
Biwmares Beaumaris SettlementSH6076
Bodedern Bodedern SettlementSH3380
Bodewryd Bodewryd SettlementSH3990
Bodffordd Bodffordd SettlementSH4276
Bodorgan Bodorgan AreaSH3867
BodwrogBodwrogSettlementSH4077
Bryn-duBryn-du Bryn Du SettlementSH3472
Bryngwran Bryngwran SettlementSH3577
Brynsiencyn Brynsiencyn SettlementSH4867
Bryn-tegBryn-teg Brynteg SettlementSH4982
Burwen Burwen SettlementSH4193
Bwrdd Arthur Bwrdd Arthur Man-made featureSH5881
Caergeiliog Caergeiliog SettlementSH3078
Caergybi Holyhead SettlementSH2482
Caim Caim SettlementSH6280
Capel Coch Capel Coch SettlementSH4582
Capel Gwyn Capel Gwyn SettlementSH3475
Capel Mawr Capel Mawr SettlementSH4171
Capel Parc Capel Parc SettlementSH4486
Carmel Carmel SettlementSH3882
Carreg-lefnCarreg-lefn Carreglefn SettlementSH3889
Ceint Ceint SettlementSH4874
Cemaes Cemaes SettlementSH3693
Cemlyn Cemlyn SettlementSH3393
Cerrigceinwen Cerrigceinwen SettlementSH4273
Coedana Coedana SettlementSH4282
DothanDothanSettlementSH3774
Dulas Dulas SettlementSH4687
Dwyran Dwyran SettlementSH4466
Elim Elim SettlementSH3584
Engedi Engedi SettlementSH3676
Y Fali Valley SettlementSH2979
Gaerwen Gaerwen SettlementSH4871
GlanrafonGlanrafon Glan-yr-afon SettlementSH6080
Glyn Garth Glyn Garth Area
Gwalchmai Gwalchmai SettlementSH3975
Gwalchmai UchafGwalchmai UchafSettlementSH3975
Gwredog Gwredog SettlementSH4086
Heneglwys Heneglwys SettlementSH4276
Hermon Hermon SettlementSH3868
Kingsland Kingsland SettlementSH2481
Llain-gochLlain-goch Llaingoch SettlementSH2382
Llanallgo Llanallgo SettlementSH4985
Llanbabo Llanbabo SettlementSH3786
Llanbadrig Llanbadrig SettlementSH3894
Llanbedr-gochLlanbedr-goch Llanbedrgoch SettlementSH5180
Llanddaniel-fabLlanddaniel-fab Llanddaniel Fab SettlementSH4970
Llanddeusant Llanddeusant SettlementSH3485
Llanddona Llanddona SettlementSH5779
Llanddyfnan Llanddyfnan SettlementSH5078
Llandegfan Llandegfan SettlementSH5673
LlandrygarnLlandrygarnSettlementSH3779
Llandyfrydog Llandyfrydog SettlementSH4485
Llanedwen Llanedwen SettlementSH5168
Llaneilian Llaneilian SettlementSH4692
Llaneuddog Llaneuddog SettlementSH4688
Llaneugrad Llaneugrad SettlementSH4882
Llanfachraeth Llanfachraeth SettlementSH3182
Llanfaelog Llanfaelog SettlementSH3373
Llan-faesLlan-faes Llanfaes SettlementSH6077
Llanfaethlu Llanfaethlu SettlementSH3186
Llanfair Mathafarn EithafLlanfair Mathafarn Eithaf Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf SettlementSH5083
Llanfair PwllgwyngyllLlanfair Pwllgwyngyll Llanfairpwllgwyngyll SettlementSH5371
Llanfair-y-Cwmwd Llanfair-y-Cwmwd SettlementSH4466
Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy SettlementSH3290
Llanfair-yn-Neubwll Llanfair-yn-Neubwll SettlementSH3076
Llanfechell Llanfechell SettlementSH3691
LlanfigelLlanfigelSettlementSH3282
Llanfihangel DinsylwyLlanfihangel Dinsylwy Llanfihangel Din Sylwy SettlementSH5881
Llanfihangel Tre'r-beirddLlanfihangel Tre'r-beirddSettlementSH4583
Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog SettlementSH4873
Llanfwrog Llanfwrog SettlementSH3084
Llangadwaladr Llangadwaladr SettlementSH3869
Llangaffo Llangaffo SettlementSH4468
Llangefni Llangefni SettlementSH4675
Llangeinwen Llangeinwen SettlementSH4365
Llangoed Llangoed SettlementSH6079
Llangristiolus Llangristiolus SettlementSH4373
Llangwyfan Llangwyfan SettlementSH3471
Llangwyllog Llangwyllog SettlementSH4379
Llanidan Llanidan Man-made featureSH4966
LlaniestynLlaniestynSettlementSH5879
LlanlleianaLlanlleianaSettlementSH3894
Llannerch-y-medd Llannerch-y-medd SettlementSH4184
Llanrhuddlad Llanrhuddlad SettlementSH3389
Llansadwrn Llansadwrn SettlementSH5576
Llantrisant Llantrisant SettlementSH3683
Llanynghenedl Llanynghenedl SettlementSH3181
Llechgynfarwy Llechgynfarwy SettlementSH3881
Llechylched Llechylched SettlementSH3476
Llynfaes Llynfaes SettlementSH4078
Maenaddwyn Maenaddwyn SettlementSH4584
Malltraeth Malltraeth SettlementSH4068
Marian-glas Marian-glas SettlementSH5084
Moelfre Moelfre SettlementSH5186
Mynydd Mechell Mynydd Mechell SettlementSH3589
Nebo Nebo SettlementSH4690
Niwbwrch Newborough SettlementSH4265
Paradwys Paradwys SettlementSH4271
Pencarnisiog Pencarnisiog SettlementSH3573
Pengorffwysfa Pengorffwysfa SettlementSH4692
Penmon Penmon SettlementSH6380
Penmynydd Penmynydd SettlementSH5074
Penrhosfeilw Penrhosfeilw SettlementSH2280
PenrhosllugwyPenrhosllugwy Penrhos Lligwy SettlementSH4786
Pen-sarnPen-sarn Penysarn SettlementSH4590
Pentraeth Pentraeth SettlementSH5278
Pentre Berw Pentre Berw SettlementSH4772
PentrefelinPentrefelinSettlementSH4392
PenygarneddPenygarnedd Pen-y-garnedd SettlementSH5376
Pont-hwfaPont-hwfa Pont-Hwfa SettlementSH2382
Pont-rhyd-y-bont Four Mile Bridge SettlementSH2878
Porthaethwy Menai Bridge SettlementSH5572
Porthllechog Bull Bay SettlementSH4294
PorthyfelinPorthyfelin Porth-y-Felin SettlementSH2483
Rhodogeidio Rhodogeidio SettlementSH4086
Rhosbeirio Rhosbeirio SettlementSH3991
Rhoscefn-hirRhoscefn-hir Rhos Cefn Hir SettlementSH5276
Rhoscolyn Rhoscolyn SettlementSH2675
Rhos-gochRhos-goch Rhosgoch SettlementSH4089
Rhos-meirchRhos-meirch Rhosmeirch SettlementSH4677
Rhosneigr Rhosneigr SettlementSH3173
Rhostrehwfa Rhostrehwfa SettlementSH4474
Rhos-y-bolRhos-y-bol Rhosybol SettlementSH4288
Rhyd-wynRhyd-wyn Rhydwyn SettlementSH3188
Soar Soar SettlementSH3872
Star Star SettlementSH5172
Talwrn Talwrn SettlementSH4977
Traeth Coch Red Wharf Bay Topographical featureSH5480
Trearddur Trearddur SettlementSH2578
Trefdraeth Trefdraeth SettlementSH4070
Trefor Trefor SettlementSH3780
TregaeanTregaean Tregaian SettlementSH4579
Tregele Tregele SettlementSH3592
Tŷ-croesTŷ-croes Tŷ Croes SettlementSH3472
Tyn-y-gonglTyn-y-gongl Tyn-y-Gongl SettlementSH5182

References

  1. "Technical guidance". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. "Guidelines for Standardising Place-names in Wales" (PDF). Welsh Language Commissioner. 19 June 2023.
  3. School, Dr Dylan Foster Evans Head of. "Definitive list of Welsh place names published". Cardiff University. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  4. "Welsh Language Commissioner unveils place name list". BBC News. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  5. "Other resources: Place-names in Wales | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. "Welsh Place Names". www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales. Retrieved 2023-11-18.