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Glossary of Welsh origins of place names in Britain: D to F

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Element Meaning Examples
d- A word starting d may be a mutated form of a word starting t  
dafad nf defaid pl sheep Carreg y Ddafad SN2751 Pantyddafad SN6768
dafadfa nf sheep-fold Dafadfa-isaf SN6821 Dafadfa Uchaf SN6921
daIfa nf pound Ddalfa SN8931 Cors y Ddalfa SH4147
dan (see tan )    
dâr nf deri pl oak Aberdâr SO0002 Bwlch-y-ddâr SJ1622
das (see tas )    
dau num dwy f two Aberdauddwr SN6954 Bryn-ddwy-nant SO2035
dd- A word starting dd may be a mutated form of a word starting d  
deilen nf dail pl leaf Tir-y-dail SN6212 Castell y Dail SO0989
delw nf image Carnedd y Ddelw SH7070 Craig y Ddelw SS9298
deon nm dean Caerdeon SH6518 Cae'r Deon SH3385
derlwyn nm oak-grove Carregyderlwyn SN8070 Cefn Derlwyn SO9347
derwen nf derw pl oak Derwen-las SN7299 Derwen-gam SN4558
dibyn nm steep slope , precipice Dibyn Du SN7965 Cwm Pont-bren Dibyn SH8800
diffwys nm precipice , abyss Diffwys SJ0257 Llechwedd Diffwys SH8915
din nm hill-fortress Dinbych SJ0566 Caerfyrddin SN4120
dinas nm/f hill-fortress; city Dinas Dinlle SH4356 Pendinas SJ2251
diserth nm hermitage Diserth SJ0579 Dyserth SJ0579
disgwylfa nf place of observation , look-out point Twyn Disgwylfa SN9531 Disgwylfa SN5009
dôl nf dolau , dolydd pl meadow Dolbenmaen SH5043 Dôl-y-bont SN6288
dorglwyd (see torglwyd )    
draenen nf drain pl thorn Draenen Pen-y-graig ST1783 Ffynnon-ddrain SN4021
draenllwyn nm thorn-bush Draenllwyn-du SN7051 Esgair Draenllwyn SN9294
draw adj yonder Heol-draw SO1820 Pen-draw SH5561
dreiniog adj thorny Bryndreiniog SJ0825 Domen Ddreiniog SH5903
drud nm drudion pl hero , fighter Cerrigydrudion SH9548 Cerrig Drudion SN6250
drum (see trum )    
drws nm gap , narrow pass (door) Drws Gwyn SH7959 Drws-y-coed SH5453
dryll nm small piece of land Y Gelligandryll SO2242 Dryll SJ2646
dryslwyn nm bramble bush Dryslwyn SN5520 Dryslwyn SN6242
du adj duon pl black , dark Dulais SS6190 Ynys-ddu ST1892
dwfn , dyfn adj dofn f deep Dyfnant SO0260 Wernddofn SN2136
dwfr , dŵr nm water Erw-ddwfr SH7232 Llwyn-dwfr SN1023
dyffryn nm valley Dyffryn SS8593 Llanbedr Dyffryn Ceiriog SJ1459
dylif nm flood , deluge , torrent Dylife SN8694 Afon Dylif SH6144
dylluan (see tylluan )    
-dyn fortified enclosure Taltreuddyn SH5825 Nant Creuddyn SN5550
dyrys adj wild , rough Cefndyrys SO0473 Fronddyrys SO1559
ebol nm ebolion pl colt Crug-ebolion SN2631 Llwynyrebol SN1326
efail (see gefail )    
efwr nm cow-parsnip; yew Cyll Efwr SN3919 Dinefwr SN6122
eglwys nf church Yr Eglwys Newydd ST1580 Cwm-yr-eglwys SN0140
eiddew nm ivy Moel Eiddew SH8605 Llyn Eiddew-bach SH6434
eira nm snow Nant-yr-eira SH6808 Maeneira SH7267
eisingrug nm heap of bran or corn husks Eisingrug (Singrug) SH6134 Afon Eisingrug SH6234
eisteddfa nf seat , resting , place Eisteddfa SN 799841 Cripiau Eisteddfa-fach SN8084
eisteddfod nf meeting-place , assembly Bryn Eisteddfod SH8076 Eisteddfod SJ2452
eithin np furze Talcen Eithin SH8343 Tir-eithin SS9781
eithinog nf furze patch , gorse land Twyn Eithinog SN8009 Bryn Eithinog SN7866
elor nf bier Bwlch-y-ddwy-elor SH5550 Elorgarreg SH9653
eos nf nightingale Bryn-yr-Eos SJ2840 Cileos SJ0825
ergyd nm/f cast; projecting spur of land Ergyd Isaf SS7988 Ergyd Uchaf SS8088
erw nf erwau pl acre Croes-erw SS8795 Erw Barfau SN7578
eryr nm eagle Gartheryr SJ1623 Foel Eryr SN0631
esgair nf long ridge Esgairgeiliog SO7506 Pant-yr-esgair SN6431
esgob nm bishop Plas-yr-Esgob SJ1061 Pigyn Esgob SH7651
esgyrn (see asgwrn)    
ewig nf hire Rhyd Yr Ewig SH9343 Gwern-yr-ewig SH9631
f- A word starting f may be a mutated form of a word starting b or m  
-fa (see ma)    
ffald nf ffaldau pl sheep-fold , pound , pen , run Bancyn-ffald SM6922 Carn-ffald SM7528
ffarm (see fferm )    
ffawydden nf ffawydd pl beech tree Ffawydden SO2525 Twyn y Fidffawydd SO1102
ffawyddog nf beech grove Ffawyddog SS9189 Ffawyddog SO2018
fferm nf farm Fferm-y-Capel SN1529 Fferm Felinfach SN5646
ffin nf boundary Ffos-y-ffin SN4460 Ffinnant SN9791
fforch nf bifurcation of streams , fork , shape of fields , etc Fforch Ceulan SN7520 Cilfforch SN4461
ffordd nf way , road Banc-y-ffordd SN4037 Pen-y-ffordd SJ3061
fforest nf forest , park Fforest-fach ST6296 Trefforest ST0888
ffridd , ffrith nf ffriddoedd pl wood; mountain enclosure , sheep walk Bwlch-y-ffridd SO0695 Ty'n-y-ffridd SJ1130
ffrwd nf stream , torrent Gwenffrwd SO5306 Ffrwd-grech SO0227
ffwrnais , ffwrnes nf furnace Ffwrnais SN6895 Craig Ffwrnais ST2495
ffynnon nf ffynhonnau pl spring , well Gwarffynnon SN5750 Llwynffynnon SN4038
fry pr above Neuadd-fry SO1622 Ty-fry ST4397

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