List of standardised Welsh place-names in Gwynedd explained

The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Gwynedd, 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 317 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]

The Welsh name change of Barmouth, from Abermaw / Y Bermo to Abermo was criticised by a local historian in 2018,[7] in the November 2023 list, it seems to have been replaced with Y Bermo in Welsh.

List

Recommended standardised namesOther name/spelling not recommendedTypeGrid reference
Welsh English
Aberangell AberangellSettlement SH8410
Abercywarch Abercywarch Aber-CywarchSettlement SH8615
Aberdaron AberdaronSettlement SH1726
Aberdesach AberdesachSettlement SH4251
Aberdyfi AberdyfiSettlement SN6196
Aber-erch Aber-erch AbererchSettlement SH3936
Abergeirw AbergeirwSettlement SH7629
Aberglaslyn AberglaslynMan-made feature SH5946
Abergwyngregyn AbergwyngregynSettlement SH6572
Abergynolwyn AbergynolwynSettlement SH6706
Aberllefenni AberllefenniSettlement SH7709
Aber-pwll Aber-pwll Area SH5368
Abersoch AbersochSettlement SH3128
Abertrinant AbertrinantSettlement SH6405
Afon-wen Afon-wen Afon WenSettlement SH4437
Anelog AnelogSettlement SH1527
Arthog ArthogSettlement SH6414
Y Bala Y Bala BalaSettlement SH9236
Bangor BangorSettlement SH5771
Bangor Uchaf Upper BangorSettlement SH5772
Beddgelert BeddgelertSettlement SH5948
Bethania BethaniaSettlement SH7045
Bethel BethelSettlement SH5265
Bethel Bethel Settlement SH9839
Bethesda BethesdaSettlement SH6266
Bethesda Bach Bethesda Bach Settlement SH4656
Betws Garmon Betws GarmonSettlement SH5357
Blaen Nanmor Blaen Nanmor Area SH6348
Blaenau Ffestiniog Blaenau FfestiniogSettlement SH7045
Boduan BoduanSettlement SH3237
Y Bont-ddu Y Bont-ddu BontdduSettlement SH6618
Y Bontnewydd Y Bontnewydd BontnewyddSettlement SH4859
Y Bontnewydd Y Bontnewydd Area SH7720
Borth-y-Gest Borth-y-GestSettlement SH5637
Botwnnog BotwnnogSettlement SH2631
Braichmelyn BraichmelynArea SH6265
Braichtalog Braichtalog Settlement SH6067
Brithdir BrithdirArea SH7618
Bronaber BronaberSettlement SH7131
Bron-y-môr Bron-y-môr Area SH5700
Brynbwbach Brynbwbach Settlement SH6236
Bryncir Bryncir BrynkirSettlement SH4844
Bryncoedifor Bryncoedifor Settlement SH7920
Bryncroes BryncroesSettlement SH2231
Bryn-crug Bryn-crug BryncrugSettlement SH6003
Bryneglwys Bryneglwys Bryn EglwysSettlement SH6066
Bryn-llwyd Bryn-llwyd Area SH5670
Bryn-mawr Bryn-mawr Area SH4243
Brynrefail BrynrefailSettlement SH5562
Bwlchderwin Bwlchderwin Settlement SH4546
Bwlchtocyn Bwlchtocyn Settlement SH3126
Bwlch-y-llyn Bwlch-y-llyn Settlement SH5055
Caeathro CaeathroSettlement SH5061
Cae-clyd Cae-clyd Cae ClydSettlement SH7144
Caerdeon Caerdeon Area SH6518
Caerhun Caerhun Settlement SH5769
Caernarfon CaernarfonSettlement SH4862
Caletwr Caletwr Area SH9734
Camlan Camlan Area SH8511
Capel Uchaf Capel Uchaf Settlement SH4349
Carmel CarmelSettlement SH4954
Carreg-y-gath Carreg-y-gath Settlement SH5865
Cefnddwygraig Cefnddwygraig Area SH9233
Cefnddwysarn CefnddwysarnSettlement SH9638
Ceidio CeidioMan-made feature SH2837
Cennin Cennin Settlement SH4644
Ceunant Ceunant Area SH5361
Chwilog ChwilogSettlement SH4338
Cilan Cilan Settlement SH2924
Cilfodan Cilfodan Area SH6266
Cilgwyn CilgwynArea SH4954
Ciltalgarth Ciltalgarth Area SH8840
Clwt-y-bont Clwt-y-bontSettlement SH5762
Clynnog Fawr Clynnog FawrSettlement SH4149
Coed-mawr Coed-mawr Settlement SH5670
Coed-y-parc Coed-y-parc Settlement SH6166
Coedystumgwern Coedystumgwern Settlement SH5823
Congl-y-wal Congl-y-wal Settlement SH7044
Corris CorrisSettlement SH7507
Corris Uchaf Corris UchafSettlement SH7408
Cricieth Cricieth CricciethSettlement SH5038
Croesor CroesorSettlement SH6344
Croes-y-waun Croes-y-waun Settlement SH5259
Cutiau Cutiau Settlement SH6317
Cwmcewydd Cwmcewydd Settlement SH8713
Cwm-y-glo Cwm-y-gloSettlement SH5562
Cwrt Cwrt Settlement SH6800
Cywarch CywarchArea SH8518
Deiniolen DeiniolenSettlement SH5763
Dinas Dinas Settlement SH2636
Dinas DinasSettlement SH4858
Dinas Dinlle Dinas DinlleSettlement SH4356
Dinas Mawddwy Dinas MawddwySettlement SH8514
Dinorwig DinorwigSettlement SH5961
Dolbenmaen DolbenmaenSettlement SH5043
Dolgellau DolgellauSettlement SH7217
Dôl-goch Dôl-goch DolgochSettlement SH6504
Dolhendre Dolhendre Area SH8531
Dôl-y-cae Dôl-y-cae Area SH7211
Dolydd Dolydd Settlement SH4757
Drws-y-coed Drws-y-coed Area SH5453
Dyffryn Dyffryn Settlement SH5823
Dyffryn Ardudwy Dyffryn ArdudwySettlement SH5823
Edern EdernSettlement SH2739
Efailnewydd EfailnewyddSettlement SH3535
Eisingrug EisingrugSettlement SH6134
Y Fach-wen Y Fach-wen Settlement SH5761
Fairbourne FairbourneSettlement SH6113
Y Felinheli Y FelinheliSettlement SH5267
Felin-hen Felin-hen Felin HenSettlement SH5868
Y Ffôr Y FfôrSettlement SH3938
Y Friog Y Friog FriogSettlement SH6112
Y Fron Y FronSettlement SH5154
Fron-goch Fron-goch FrongochSettlement SH9039
Gallt-y-foel Gallt-y-foel Settlement SH5862
Y Ganllwyd Y Ganllwyd GanllwydSettlement SH7224
Garndolbenmaen GarndolbenmaenSettlement SH4944
Garnfadrun Garnfadrun Carn FadrynSettlement SH2834
Garreg Garreg Settlement SH6141
Garth Garth Area SH5873
Gellilydan GellilydanSettlement SH6839
Gerlan Gerlan Settlement SH6366
Glan Dwyfach Glan Dwyfach Area SH4843
Glanadda Glanadda Settlement SH5770
Glan-y-pwll Glan-y-pwll Settlement SH6946
Glanyrafon Glanyrafon Glan-yr-afonSettlement SJ0242
Glan-y-wern Glan-y-wern Settlement SH6034
Glasinfryn GlasinfrynSettlement SH5868
Glynllifon GlynllifonMan-made feature SH4555
Golan Golan Settlement SH5242
Groesffordd Groesffordd Settlement SH2739
Y Groeslon Y Groeslon GroeslonSettlement SH4755
Gwastadnant Gwastadnant Settlement SH6157
Gwastadros Gwastadros Area SH8835
Gwydir Gwydir Man-made feature SH7961
Gyrn Goch Gyrn Goch Topographical feature SH4047
Harlech HarlechSettlement SH5831
Hen-barc Hen-barc Area SH6267
Hirael Hirael Settlement SH5872
Islaw'r-dref Islaw'r-dref Area SH6815
Llan Ffestiniog Llan FfestiniogSettlement SH7041
Llanaber LlanaberSettlement SH6017
Llanaelhaearn LlanaelhaearnSettlement SH3844
Llanarmon LlanarmonSettlement SH4239
Llanbedr LlanbedrSettlement SH5826
Llanbedrog LlanbedrogSettlement SH3231
Llanberis LlanberisSettlement SH5760
Llandanwg LlandanwgSettlement SH5628
Llanddeiniolen LlanddeiniolenSettlement SH5466
Llandderfel LlandderfelSettlement SH9837
Llandecwyn LlandecwynSettlement SH6337
Llandwrog LlandwrogSettlement SH4556
Llandygái Llandygái LlandygaiSettlement SH5970
Llanegryn LlanegrynSettlement SH6005
Llanelltud Llanelltud LlanelltydSettlement SH7119
Llanenddwyn Llanenddwyn Settlement SH5723
Llanengan LlanenganSettlement SH2926
Llanfachreth LlanfachrethSettlement SH7522
Llanfaglan LlanfaglanSettlement SH4760
Llanfair LlanfairSettlement SH5729
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant Llanfihangel-y-PennantSettlement SH5244
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant Llanfihangel-y-PennantSettlement SH6708
Llanfor LlanforSettlement SH9336
Llanfrothen LlanfrothenSettlement SH6241
Llangelynnin LlangelynninSettlement SH5707
Llangïan Llangïan LlangianSettlement SH2928
Llangwnnadl LlangwnnadlSettlement SH2032
Llangybi LlangybiSettlement SH4241
Llangywer LlangywerLlangowerSettlement SH9032
Llaniestyn LlaniestynSettlement SH2733
Llanllechid LlanllechidSettlement SH6268
Llanllyfni LlanllyfniSettlement SH4751
Llannerchfydaf Llannerchfydaf Area SH9017
Llannor LlannorSettlement SH3537
Llanrug LlanrugSettlement SH5363
Llanuwchllyn LlanuwchllynSettlement SH8730
Llanwnda LlanwndaSettlement SH4758
Llanycil LlanycilSettlement SH9134
Llanymawddwy LlanymawddwySettlement SH9019
Llanystumdwy LlanystumdwySettlement SH4738
Llecheiddior Llecheiddior Area SH4743
Llidiardau LlidiardauArea SH8738
Llidiart y Barwn Llidiart y Barwn Topographical feature SH9012
Llithfaen LlithfaenSettlement SH3543
Llwyndyrys LlwyndyrysSettlement SH3741
Llwyngwril LlwyngwrilSettlement SH5909
Llwynhudol Llwynhudol Settlement SH3836
Llynpenmaen Penmaen-pŵl Settlement SH6918
Machroes Machroes Settlement SH3126
Maenofferen MaenofferenArea SH7045
Maentwrog MaentwrogSettlement SH6640
Maesgeirchen MaesgeirchenSettlement SH5871
Maesglasau Maesglasau Area SH8114
Mallwyd MallwydSettlement SH8612
Manod Manod Settlement SH7044
Minffordd Minffordd Settlement SH5770
Minffordd MinfforddSettlement SH5938
Minllyn MinllynSettlement SH8514
Moelyci Moelyci Topographical feature SH5966
Morfa Morfa Settlement SH1933
Morfa Bychan Morfa BychanSettlement SH5437
Morfa Nefyn Morfa NefynSettlement SH2840
Mynydd Llandygái Mynydd Llandygái Mynydd LlandygaiSettlement SH6065
Mynytho MynythoSettlement SH3030
Nanhoron Nanhoron Man-made feature SH2831
Nantgwynant Nantgwynant Nant GwynantSettlement SH6351
Nantlle NantlleSettlement SH5053
Nantmor NantmorSettlement SH6046
Nantperis Nantperis Nant PerisSettlement SH6058
Nasareth NasarethSettlement SH4750
Nebo NeboSettlement SH4750
Nefyn NefynSettlement SH3040
Pandy Pandy Area SH8729
Pant-glas Pant-glas Pant GlasSettlement SH4747
Pantperthog PantperthogSettlement SH7404
Parc Parc Area SH8733
Penantlliw Penantlliw Area SH8132
Penbodlas Penbodlas Settlement SH2833
Pencaenewydd Pencaenewydd Settlement SH4041
Pen-dre Pen-dre Area SH5900
Pengilfach Pengilfach Area SH5661
Pengroeslon Pengroeslon Settlement SH2130
Penhelyg Penhelyg PenheligSettlement SN6296
Penisa'r-waun Penisa'r-waun Penisa'r WaunSettlement SH5563
Pen-lan Pen-lan Area SH6139
Penmorfa Penmorfa Settlement SH5440
Pennal PennalSettlement SH6900
Pen-rallt Pen-rallt Settlement SH3735
Penrhos PenrhosSettlement SH3433
Penrhosgarnedd Penrhosgarnedd Settlement SH5570
Penrhyndeudraeth PenrhyndeudraethSettlement SH6139
Pentir PentirSettlement SH5766
Pentre Gwynfryn Pentre GwynfrynSettlement SH5927
Pentrefelin Pentrefelin Settlement SH5239
Pentre-uchaf Pentre-uchaf Settlement SH3539
Pen-y-bryn Pen-y-bryn Pen y BrynSettlement SH6919
Penychain Penychain Man-made feature SH4335
Pen-y-ffridd Pen-y-ffridd Area SH5056
Pen-y-graig Pen-y-graig Settlement SH2033
Pen-y-groes Pen-y-groes PenygroesSettlement SH4653
Pistyll PistyllSettlement SH3242
Pontllyfni Pontllyfni Settlement SH4352
Pontrhythallt Pontrhythallt Settlement SH5463
Pont-rug Pont-rug Settlement SH5163
Porth Dinllaen Porth Dinllaen PorthdinllaenTopographical feature SH2841
Porth Penrhyn Porth Penrhyn Port PenrhynSettlement SH5972
Porthmadog PorthmadogSettlement SH5638
Portmeirion PortmeirionSettlement SH5837
Pren-teg Pren-teg PrentegSettlement SH5841
Pwllheli PwllheliSettlement SH3735
Rachub RachubSettlement SH6268
Y Rhiw Y RhiwSettlement SH2227
Rhiwbryfdir RhiwbryfdirSettlement SH6946
Rhiwlas RhiwlasSettlement SH5765
Rhos Isaf Rhos Isaf Settlement SH4857
Rhos-ddu Rhos-ddu Settlement SH2535
Rhosdylluan Rhosdylluan Settlement SH8628
Rhos-fawr Rhos-fawrSettlement SH3839
Rhosgadfan RhosgadfanSettlement SH5057
Rhosgyll Rhosgyll Area SH4540
Rhoshirwaun RhoshirwaunArea SH1929
Rhos-lan Rhos-lan Area SH4840
Rhoslefain Rhoslefain Settlement SH5705
Rhostryfan RhostryfanSettlement SH4957
Rhosygwaliau Rhosygwaliau Rhos-y-gwaliauSettlement SH9434
Rhos-y-llan Rhos-y-llanSettlement SH2337
Rhyd RhydSettlement SH6341
Rhyd-ddu Rhyd-dduSettlement SH5652
Rhydlios RhydliosArea SH1830
Rhyduchaf Rhyduchaf Rhyd-uchafSettlement SH9037
Rhydyclafdy RhydyclafdySettlement SH3234
Rhydygwystl Rhydygwystl Settlement SH4039
Rhyd-y-main Rhyd-y-main Area SH8022
Rhydyronnen Rhydyronnen Rhyd-yr-onnenSettlement SH6102
Rhyd-y-sarn Rhyd-y-sarn Rhyd-y-SarnSettlement SH6942
Sarn Mellteyrn Sarn Mellteyrn Sarn MeyllteyrnSettlement SH2332
Sarnau Sarnau Settlement SH9739
Sarn-bach Sarn-bach Settlement SH3026
Saron Saron Settlement SH4658
Seion Seion Settlement SH5467
Sling Sling Settlement SH6067
Soar SoarSettlement SH6135
Tabor Tabor Settlement SH7517
Taimorfa Taimorfa Settlement SH2826
Talardd Talardd Settlement SH8926
Talsarnau TalsarnauSettlement SH6135
Talweunydd Talweunydd Settlement SH6947
Tal-y-bont Tal-y-bontSettlement SH5921
Tal-y-bont Tal-y-bont TalybontSettlement SH6070
Tal-y-llyn Tal-y-llynSettlement SH7109
Tal-y-sarn Tal-y-sarn TalysarnSettlement SH4853
Tan-lan Tan-lan Settlement SH6142
Tanygrisiau TanygrisiauSettlement SH6845
Tan-y-maes Tan-y-maes Area SH5266
Tonfanau TonfanauMan-made feature SH5603
Traeth Mawr Traeth MawrArea SH5939
Trawsfynydd TrawsfynyddSettlement SH7035
Tre-faes Tre-faes Settlement SH2532
Trefeini Trefeini Area SH7046
Trefor TreforSettlement SH3746
Tre-garth Tre-garth TregarthSettlement SH6067
Tremadog TremadogSettlement SH5640
Tre'r-llan Tre'r-llan Settlement SH9737
Tudweiliog TudweiliogSettlement SH2336
Tŷ-nant Tŷ-nant Area SH9026
Tyn-y-maes Tyn-y-maes Settlement SH6363
Tywyn TywynSettlement SH5800
Uwchmynydd UwchmynyddArea SH1525
Waun Waun Settlement SH5564
Waun Pentir Waun Pentir Settlement SH5766
Waunfawr WaunfawrSettlement SH5359
Waun-wen Waun-wen Settlement SH5768
Wenallt Wenallt Settlement SH7317
Yr Wyddfa SnowdonTopographical feature SH6054
Y Bermo BarmouthSettlement SH6115
Ynys YnysSettlement SH5935
Ynys Enlli BardseyIsland SH1221

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Technical guidance . 2023-11-18 . www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales . en-GB.
  2. Web site: 19 June 2023 . Guidelines for Standardising Place-names in Wales . Welsh Language Commissioner.
  3. Web site: School . Dr Dylan Foster Evans Head of . Definitive list of Welsh place names published . 2023-11-18 . Cardiff University . en.
  4. News: 2018-06-20 . Welsh Language Commissioner unveils place name list . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-11-18.
  5. Web site: 2023-11-06 . Other resources: Place-names in Wales GOV.WALES . 2023-11-18 . www.gov.wales . en.
  6. Web site: Welsh Place Names . 2023-11-18 . www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales . en-GB.
  7. Web site: 2018-07-12 . Town’s Welsh name disputed . 2023-11-18 . Cambrian News.