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Glossary of Welsh origins of place names in Britain: L to O

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Element Meaning Examples
l- A word starting l may be a mutated form of a word starting ll  
lawnt , lawnd nf open space in woodland , glade Lawnt SJ0412 Lawnt SJ0465
llaeth nm milk Llaethbwlch SJ1116 Wernllaeth SN5165
llaethdy nm milk-house , dairy Blaenllaethdy SN0924 Pantllaethdy SN4942
llain nf lleiniau pl narrow strip of land Llainfachwen SH5649 Llain-lwyd SN2818
llam nm leap Llam Carw SH4593 Llam-march SO2111
llan nf church , monastery Llandudno SH7881 Llanelli SN5000
llannerch nf clearing , glade Llannerch-y-medd SH4184 Rhosllannerchrugog SJ2946
llawr nm level area, floor of valley Llawr-y-glyn SN9391 Llawr-y-cwm-bach SN7185
lle nm place , position Lle'r Gaer ST0587 Lle'r-neuaddau SN7584
llech nf llechau pl slab , stone , rock , rock Benllech SH5182 Harlech SH5831
llechwedd nf hillside Cwmllechwedd SO1375 Llechwedd SH9512
lled nm & pr breadth; rather , almost , partly Lledfron SJ1120 Llednant SN9054
lleian nf nun Llanlleiana SH3894 Llan Lleian-wen SS6799
llethr nf slope Llethr SO0776 Esgair Llethr SN7254
llety nm small abode , quarters Bron-llety-Ifan SH6312 Cefn-Pen-llety SJ0336
llidiard , llidiart nm llidiardau , llidiartau pl gate Llidiart-cae-hir SJ1430 Llidiardau SN6374
llin nm/f flax Pant Llin Bach SH8163 Bryn-llin-fawr SH7729
llo nm lloi pl calf Nant Cwm-lloi SH9526 Nant-llo SN3452
lloc nm fold Lloc SJ1476 Lloc SH5861
llofft nf high place (loft) Llofft-y-bardd SN8953 Llofftyddgleision SN9371
lluest nm shieling , cottage , hut Lluest SH9708 Lluest-wen SS8489
llwch nm llychau pl lake; dust Amlwch SH4493 Talyllychau SN6332
llwm adj lom f bare , exposed Cwm-llwm SH9962 Grinllwm SH7762
llwybr nm path Llwybr-hir SJ1275 Penllwybr SN4057
llwyd adj llwydion pl grey , brown; holy Pentre Llwyn-llwyd SN9654 Braich Llwyd SH6654
llwyfen nf llwyf pl elm Aberllefenni SH7709 Llwyfen SO1521
llwyn nm llwyni , llwynau pl grove , bush Llwyngwril SH5909 Llwyndyrys SH3741
llwynog nm fox Cwmllwynog SJ0706 Trwyn Llwynog SM8634
llydan adj broad Carreglydan SH3271 Cefn-llydan SO0696
llygad nm source of river or stream (eye) Llygad-y-cleddau SM9733 Llyn Llygad Rheidol SN7987
llygoden nf llygod pl mouse Heol Llygoden SO1729 Tre-pys-llygod SH8868
llym adj llem f sharp , acute Carreg Blaen-Llym SH6643 Carreg Lem SN8017
llyn nm/f lake Maes-llyn SN3644 Crymlyn ST2198
llynwyn nm pool , puddle; moat Bryn Llynwyn-ddwr SS9099 Llynwyn Glas SS9894
llys nm/f court , hall Henllys ST2693 Llys-y-frân SN0424
lôn nf lane , road Lôn-las SH4240 Lôn SO0267
m- A word starting m may be a mutated form of a word starting b  
ma- , -fa nf plain , place Machynlleth SH7400 Gabalfa
mab nm meibion pl son Nantymab SN5322 Moel y Mab SJ2405
maen nm meini , main pl stone Rhyd-y-main SH8022 Pont-faen SN9934
maenol nf stone-built residence of chieftain of district ; manor Maenol SN9583 Faenol-Broper SJ0174
maerdre(f) nf lord's demesne Llanilltud Faerdref ST0886 Gwaralltyfaerdre SN4349
maerdy nm steward's house , dairy Y Maerdy SS9798 Y Maerdy SJ3015
maes nm meysydd pl open field , plain Maes-glas ST3086 Maes-teg SS8591
magwyr nf (dry) stone wall , hedge ; ruin Magwyr ST4287 Clwydyfagwyr SO0206
maharen nm meheryn pl ram , wether Gellifaharen SN4143 Rhosmeheryn SN8971
main adj thin , narrow Gell-fain SN8432 Bylchau Rhos-fain SN7517
main (see maen )    
march nm meirch pl horse , stallion Rhos-meirch SH4677 Drenewydd Gelli-farch ST4793
marchog nm knight , horseman Felindre Farchog SN1039 Marchogdir SN8826
marian nm holm , gravel , gravelly ground , rock debris Marian-glas SH5084 Marian Prysau SJ1274
marl nm marl , chalky clay Parc-y-marl SN0424 Gwern-y-marl SJ2268
mawn nm peat Rhos-y-mawn SH8566 Waun Mawn SN0834
mawnog nf peat-bog Mawnog SN7994 Pen Bryn-y-fawnog SH9527
mawr adj big , great Llanbadarn Fawr SN6080 Waunfawr SH5359
medd nm mead Nant-y-medd SN6150 Llanerchymedd SH4184
meillionen nf meillion pl clover Cwm Meillionen SH5648 Maes-meillion SH9230
melin nf mill Felin-fach SN5255 Melin-coed SH8160
melindref nf mill-town Felindre SO1836 Felindre SN7027
melyn adj melen f yellow Trefelen SN0721 Melynllyn SH7065
menyn , ymenyn nm butter Brynmenyn SS9084 Dolmenyn SN9649
merch nf daughter Afon Merch SH6352 Crugiau Merched SN7245
merddwr nm merched pl stagnant water Merddwr SH8950 Banc y Merddwr SH8335
merllyn nm stagnant pool Merllyn SJ2668 Merllyn SJ1356
merthyr nm burial place , church Merthyr Tudful SO0506 Merthyr Cynog SN9837
meudwy nm hermit Ynysymeudwy SN7305 Porth Meudwy SH1625
mh- A word starting mh may be a mutated form of a word starting p  
mign , mignen nf mignedd pl bog , quagmire Migneint SH7842 Tal-y-mignedd SH5252
milgi nm greyhound Ffynnon Maen Milgi SJ0634 Ffynnon y Milgi SJ1251
miliast nf greyhound bitch Gwal y Filiast SN1725 Carnedd y Filiast SH6162
min nm margin side Minffordd SH5770 Minffrwd SJ0523
mochyn nm moch pl pig Mochdre SH8278 Crug-moch SN3333
moel adj bare , bald Nant-y-moel SS9392 Moelfre SH5186
moel nf bare hill Y Foel SH9911 Rhyd-y-foel SH9176
morfa nm marsh , fen Morfa Bychan SH5437 Morfa Nefyn SH2840
moryd nf estuary , channel Afon Foryd SH4457 Foryd SH4559
mur nm muriau pl wall Castell Tomen-y-mur SH7038 Mur Melyn SH1728
mwdwl nm stack , cock of hay Mwdwl-eithin SH9154 Pen y Mwdwl SH9266
mwnws nm refuse heap Rhiw Fwnws SO1653 Castell y Mwnws ST0280
mwyalch , mwyalchen nf blackbird Croes-y-mwyalch ST3092 Llechwedd-fwyalchen SH8627
mwyn nm ore , mine Rhandir-mwyn SN7843 Rhyd-y-mwyn SJ2066
mynach nm mynych , menych , mynaich pl monk Capel Coed-y-mynach SO3402 Ystradmynach ST1494
mynachdy nm monastic grange Trwynmynachdy SM6922 Mynachdy SN7995
mynachlog nf monastery Mynachlog-ddu SN1430 Mynachlog SJ2367
mynwent nf churchyard , cemetery Penyfynwent SH4388 Esgair-fynwent SN5334
mynydd nm mountain , moorland Penmynydd SH5074 Gwernymynydd SJ2162
n- A word starting n may be a mutated form of a word starting d  
nant nf nentydd , naint , nannau pl brook Nantyffyllon SS8592 Nant-glas SN9965
nant nm nentydd , naint , nannau pl dingle , glen Nant-y-moel SS9392 Llanfihangel-y-pennant SH6709
neuadd nf hail Llety'r-neuadd SN4728 Llwyneuadd SN8824
newydd adj newydd , newyddion pl new Castell Newydd Emlyn SN3040 Y Drenewydd SO1191
ng- A word starting ng may be a mutated form of a word starting g  
ngh- A word starting ngh may be a mutated form of a word starting c  
nh- A word starting nh may be a mutated form of a word starting t  
noddfa nf/m refuge , shelter , sanctuary Braich y Noddfa SH1326 Caer Noddfa SN9696
nyth nm/f nest , inaccessible position Nyth-grug SO1760 Tap Nyth-yr-eryr SH9021
ochr nf side , slope Ochr Cefn SH8449 Ochr Fawr SN7455
odyn nf kiln Rhydodyn SN6334 Twynrodyn SO0505
oer adj cold , exposed Waun-oer SH7814 Cwm Oergwm SO0623
offeiriad nm priest Nantyroffeiriad SO0343 Nantyroffeiriad-fawr SO0343
ogof , gogof nf ogofau , gogofau pl cave Bryn-yr-ogof SJ1956 Ogof Ddu SH8921
onllwyn nm ash grove Yr Onllwyn SN8310 Onllwyn SN8410
onnen nf onn , ynn pl ash-tree Trefonnen ST3483 Rhyd-yr-onnen SH6102

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