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Glossary of Welsh origins of place names in Britain: G to I

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Element Meaning Examples
g- A word starting g may be a mutated form of a word starting c  
gafl nf geifl pl fork Bwlch yr Eifl SH3645 Yr Eifl SH3644
gafr nf geifr pl goat Corngafr SN2722 Cae'r-geifr SH1628
gallt (see allt )    
gardd nf gerddi, garddau pl garden; enclosure Yr Ardd-lîn SJ2615 Ardderfin SN3215
garth nm promontory, hill, enclosure Llanfihangel-ar-arth SN4539 Penarth ST1871
garw adj coarse, rough Blaengarw SS9092 Bryn Garw SN8077
gast nf bitch Cefngast SN9147 Cwm Gast SH8509
gefail, efail nf smithy Cefn-y-gefail SN7838 Efail-newydd SH3535
geirw np rush of waters, waterfall Pont Aber-Geirw SH7629 Geirw SN7727
genau nm pass, opening of a valley Llanfihangel Genau'r-glyn SN6286 Coedgenau SN9933
glais, nm/f brook Y Glais SN7000 Dulais SS6190
glan nf river-bank, hillock Glan-Clwyd SJ0573 Glan Adda SH5770
glas adj gleision pl green, when referring to grass, pasture or leaves; or blue, when relating to the sea or air Glasallt-fawr SN7330 Bryn Glas SJ0877
glo nm charcoal, coal Nant-y-glo SO1910 Cwm-y-glo SH5562
glyn nm deep valley, glen Glyn-hir SN6415 Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr SH9949
godre nm edge or foot of hill Godre'r-graig SN7507 Godreaman SO0100
gof nm smith Rhyd-y-gof-isaf SN5552 Bron-y-gof SJ0856
gofer nm rill, overflow of a well Gofer SH8472 Blaengofer SN3425
gogof (see ogof )    
golau adj light, bright Alltgolau SN5125 Wernolau SN3617
gorffwysfa nf resting place Pengorffwysfa SH4692 Gorffwysfa SH2131
goror nm/f gororau, gororion pl boundary Gororion SN8773 Oror SJ0847
gorsedd nf tumulus, barrow, hillock Gorsedd SJ1576 Yr Orsedd SJ3657
graean nm gravel Graeanryd SJ2156 Bwlch y Graean SN3049
gris nm grisiau pl step Tanygrisiau SH6845 Esgair Gris SN8868
gro nm/f gravel; gravel hill Gronant SJ0983 Ro-wen SH7571
grofft nf grofftau pl croft Grofft SH8104 Cefn Rofft SJ0049
grug nm heath, heather Cefn-y-grug SO1664 Grugfryn SH8273
grwn nm ridge between two furrows, ridge in a field Grwnamlwg SJ1515 Grwn-oer SJ0218
gwaelod nm foot of hill, bottom Gwaelod-y-garth ST1183 Gwaelod SJ1416
gwair nm hay Llwyngwair SN0739 Pant-y-gwair SN6067
gwal nf gwaliau pl wall Rhos-y-gwaliau SH9434 Bryn-y-gwalia SJ1924
gwâl nf lair Gwal y Filiast SN1725 Gwal-yr-hwch SN5807
gwar nf ridge (nape of neck) Gwar-y-felin SN9335 Gwarallt SN5458
gwartheg np cows, cattle Cors y Gwartheg-llwydion SH8032 Dolgwartheg SN4661
gwas nm youth, servant Bryn-gwas SS5493 Ynysygwas SS7891
gwastad nm plain Gwastadannas SH6553 Gwastad-mawr ST2989
gwastad adj flat Gwastad SO2305 Gwastadfryn SH6709
gwaun nf gweunydd pl moor, mountain meadow, moor-land field, moor-land field Waunarlwydd SS6095 Abergwaun SM9537
gwden nf willow-tree, reeds Glangwden SN9688 Dolgwden SN9589
gweirglodd nf hay-field, meadow Gweirglodd-gilfach SH8926 Nantyweirglodd SN2332
gwely nm bed, resting-place, family land Gwely'r Misgl SS7880 Pen y Gwely SJ2133
gwen (see gwyn)    
gwenith nm wheat Bryngwenith SS9682 Dolgwenith SN9887
gwerdd (see gwyrdd)    
gwerfa nf cool spot on mountain side where cattle or sheep seek shade Werfa SS9194 Bwlch y Werfa SS9283
gwern, gwernog nf place where alders grow, swamp Cilgwern SO2414 Pengwern SJ0176
gwernen nf gwern pl alder tree Gwernaffield SJ2064 Gwernymynydd SJ2162
gwiber nf viper Carregwiber SO0859 Allt y wiber SN4628
gwig nf gwigau pl grove, wood Melin-y-wig SJ0348 Cefn-wig SN4761
gwinllan nf grove (vineyard) Marianywinllan SH6270 Winllan SJ2121
gwlad nf region Coed-y-wlad SJ2209 Cors-y-wlad SH4447
gwlyb adj gwleb f wet Gwlybycoed SH4689 Gelli-wlyb SN8824
gwndwn (see gwyndwn )    
gwrach nf hag, witch Rhyd-y-wrach SN1619 Blaen-gwrach SN8605
gwreiddyn, gwraidd nm gwreiddiau pl root Gwreiddyn SH9474 Gwreiddiau SJ0419
gwrych nm (quickset) hedge Gwrych Bedw SJ1048 Hen Wrych SH9278
gwryd nm fathom Llangwryd-isaf SJ2337 Nantygwryd SH6856
gwter (see cwter )    
Gwyddel nm Gwyddyl, Gwyddelod pl Irishman Gwyddel SH1425 Gwyddelwern SJ0746
gwydden, gwŷdd nf pl tree Llyn y Grinwydden SJ0206 Glanwydden SH8180
gwyddfa nf mound, tumulus Yr Wyddfa SH6054 Graig Trewyddfa SS6697
gwylfa nf look-out point Gwylfa Hiraethog SH9459 Foel Wylfa SJ1933
gwyn adj gwen f gwynion pl white Gaerwen SH4871 Bron-gwyn SN2843
gwyndwn, gwndwn nm grassland, lea Gwndwn SN4737 Gwndwngwyn SM9027
gwynt nm wind Tre-gwynt SJ0306 Moel y Gwynt SS8598
gwyrdd adj gwerdd f gwyrddion pl green Dolaugwyrddon SN5546 Dolwerdd SN4924
gyrfa nf racecourse Llannerch-yrfa SN8355 Pant-yr-yrfa ST2593
hafn nf gorge, ravine Maeshafn SJ2060 Yr Hafnau SH9738
hafod nf summer dwelling Nant-yr-hafod SN8791 Hafod-dywyll SH6815
hafoty nm summer dwelling Hafoty SH8365 Hafoty'r Bwlch
haidd nm barley Maes-yr-haidd SN5630 Nant-yr-haidd SN9366
halog adj dirty, muddy Rhydhalog ST0279 Pwllhalog SJ0877
hardd adj fine, fair Pentre-hardd SN5907 Harlech SH5831
haul nm sun Bolahaul SN4218 Bron Haul SH9669
hebog nm/f hawk Moel Hebog SH5646 Mynydd Pwllyrhebog SS9691
helfa nf hunting-ground Dolhelfa SN9273 Helfa SH5857
heli nm brine Y Felinheli SH5267 Pwllheli SH3735
helygen nf helyg pl willow Llanfihangel Helygen SO0464 Brynhelygen ST0578
hen adj old Brynhenllan SN0039 Hendy-gwyn ar daf SN2016
hendre(f) nf winter dwelling, old home, permanent abode Capel Hendre SN5911 Hendre SJ1967
heol, hewl nf street, road Heol-las SS6998 Heol-y-cyw SS9484
hesgen nf hesg pl rush Cwm-hesgen SH7829 Nant Hesgog SN9168
hesgyn nm bog Penhesgyn SH5374 Ffridd Cwmhesgyn SH8742
hir adj long Ynys-hir ST0292 Pont-hir ST3292
hwch nf sow, swine Stryt-yr-hwch SJ3346 Gorsyrhwch SN6633
hwnt adj yonder Pentrehwnt SS9275 Tu-hwnt-i'r-afon SH8167
hwrdd nm hyrddod pl ram Cornhwrdd SN5402 Llwyn-yr-hwrdd SN2232
hydd nm hyddod pl stag Moel-yr-hydd SH6745 Penhydd Fawr SS8093
iet nf gate Iet-y-bwlch SN1628 Bwlch-yr-iet SN3021
is pr below, lower Bangor Is-coed SJ3945 Is-afon SH9131
isa(f) adj lowest Penisa'r-waun SH5563 Llangwryd-isaf SJ2337
isel adj low Nant Ffriddisel SJ1241 Ffynnon Isel SJ0421
iwrch nm iyrchod pl roebuck Nantiwrch SN7039 Pwlliwrch SH8301

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