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Welsh place-name element
llan
llan means “church, parish”
In English spellings, names built on it often start with:
- Llan- (Llanelli)
Place names with llan
- Llanelli · Llanelli · Carmarthenshire“church of Saint Elli”
- Llangollen · Llangollen · Denbighshirefrom llan “church” and Collen
- Llanberis · Llanberis · Gwynedd“church of Saint Peris”
- Llandeilo · Llandeilo · Carmarthenshire“church of Saint Teilo”
- Llanidloes · Llanidloes · Powys“church of Idloes”
- Llanymddyfri · Llandovery · Carmarthenshire“church near the waters”
- Llangefni · Llangefni · Isle of Anglesey“church on the River Cefni”
- Llanddewi Brefi · Llanddewi Brefi · Ceredigion“church of Dewi”, the Welsh form of David
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch · Llanfairpwllgwyngyll · Isle of Anglesey“Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near the rapid whirlpool and the Church of Saint Tysilio of the red cave”
- Llansteffan · Llansteffan · Carmarthenshire“church of Saint Stephen”
- Llanfair Caereinion · Llanfair Caereinion · Powys“Saint Mary’s Church by the fort of Einion”
- Llanllyfni · Llanllyfni · Gwynedd“church on the River Llyfni”
- Llandegfan · Llandegfan · Isle of Anglesey“church of Saint Tegfan”
- Llandygái · Llandygai · Gwynedd“church of Saint Tegai”
- Llanddona · Llanddona · Isle of Anglesey“church of Saint Dona”
- Llaneilian · Llaneilian · Isle of Anglesey“church of Saint Eilian”
- Llanddeiniolen · Llanddeiniolen · Gwynedd“church of Saint Deiniol”
- Llanllechid · Llanllechid · Gwynedd“church of Saint Llechid”
- Llansadwrn · Llansadwrn · Carmarthenshire“church of Saint Sadwrn”
- Llanynys · Llanynys · Denbighshirefrom llan “church” and ynys “island”
- Llanallgo · Llanallgo · Isle of Anglesey“church of Saint Gallgo”
- Llanbedr-goch · Llanbedrgoch · Isle of Anglesey“red parish of Saint Peter”
- Llandecwyn · Llandecwyn · Gwynedd“church of Saint Tecwyn”
- Llandudno · Llandudno · Conwy“church of Saint Tudno”
- Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf · Llanfair-Mathafarn-Eithaf · Isle of Anglesey“parish of the field of the furthest tavern”
- Llansamlet · Llansamlet · Swansea“church of Samlet”, a Welsh saint
Other Welsh elements
abaty · abbeyaber · river mouth, confluencebach · small, littlebae · bayban · peak, summitbetws · chapelbryn · hillcaer · fortcastell · castlecerrig · rockscoch · redcoed · wood, forest, treescwm · valleydin · fort, strongholddôl · meadowdu · blackesgair · ridge, spurglan · bank, shoreglyn · glen, valleygwyn · whitehen · oldmaes · fieldmawr · large, bigmynydd · mountainnant · brook, streamnewydd · newpen · head, top, endpenrhyn · headland, promontorypont · bridgeporth · port, harbourpwll · poolrhos · heath, moorrhyd · fordton · lea, pasturetraeth · beach, shoretref · towntŷ · houseynys · islandysbyty · hospitalystrad · valley, vale
Sources
- Wiktionary: llan (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- blas course vocabulary (cy-llan)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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