The modern Welsh language contains names for many towns and other geographical features in Great Britain and elsewhere. Names for places outside of Welsh-speaking regions are exonyms, not including spelling or pronunciation adaptations and translations of common nouns.
Names not in italics are dated or obsolete.
Argentina
| Argentina Yr Ariannin
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Spanish name
|
Notes
|
| Arroyo Pescado
|
Nant y Pysgod
|
Arroyo Pescado
|
|
| Cajón de Ginebra
|
Bocs Gin
|
Cajón de Ginebra
|
|
| Cerro Cóndor
|
Craig yr Eryr
|
Cerro Cóndor
|
|
| Cerro Trono de las Nubes
|
Gorsedd y Cwmwl
|
Cerro Trono de las Nubes
|
|
| Chico River
|
Afon Fach
|
Rio Chico
|
|
| Chubut River
|
Afon Camwy
|
Rio Chubut
|
|
| Colonia 16 de Octubre
|
Cwm Hyfryd, Bro Hydref
|
Colonia 16 de Octubre
|
|
| Desvío km 22
|
Tŵr Joseph
|
Desvío km 22
|
|
| Dolavon
|
Dol Afon
|
Dolavon
|
|
| Estación Laguna Grande
|
Llyn Mawr
|
Estación Laguna Grande
|
|
| Florentino Ameghino Dam
|
Yr Argae
|
Dique Florentino Ameghino
|
|
| Fuerte Aventura
|
Caer Antur
|
Fuerte Aventura
|
|
| Laguna de Aaron
|
Llyn Aaron
|
Laguna de Aaron
|
|
| Laguna de Agnia
|
Llyn Ania
|
Laguna de Agnia
|
|
| La Angostura
|
Lle Cul
|
La Angostura
|
|
| Las Plumas
|
Dôl y Plu
|
Las Plumas
|
|
| Loma Blanca
|
Bryn Gwyn
|
Loma Blanca
|
|
| Luis Beltrán
|
Tir Pentre
|
Luis Beltrán
|
|
| Paso de Indios
|
Rhyd yr Indiaid
|
Paso de Indios
|
|
| Pampa de Agnia
|
Pant y Ffwdan
|
Pampa de Agnia
|
|
| Puerto Madryn
|
Porth Madryn
|
Puerto Madryn
|
|
| Rawson
|
Trerawson
|
Rawson
|
|
| Río Corrintos
|
Aber Gyrants
|
Río Corrintos
|
|
| Tecka
|
Hafn Lâs
|
Tecka
|
|
| Trelew
|
Tre Lew(is)
|
Trelew
|
|
| Trevelin
|
Tre Felin
|
Trevelin
|
|
| Valle de los Mártires
|
Dyffryn y Merthyron
|
Valle de los Mártires
|
|
| Valle Frío
|
Dyffryn Oer
|
Valle Frío
|
|
| Valle 16 de octubre
|
Cwm Hyfryd/Bro Hydref
|
Valle 16 de octubre
|
|
| Veintiocho de Julio
|
Tir Halen
|
Veintiocho de Julio
|
|
Australia
Belgium
| Belgium Gwlad Belg
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonyms
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Antwerp
|
Antwerp
|
Antwerpen
|
Dutch
|
|
| Brussels
|
Brwsel
|
Bruxelles
|
French
|
|
| Brussel
|
Dutch
|
| East Flanders
|
Dwyrain Fflandrys
|
Oost-Vlaanderen
|
Dutch
|
|
| Flanders
|
Fflandrys
|
Vlaanderen
|
Dutch
|
|
| Vloandern
|
West Flemish
|
| Vlaondere
|
Limburgish
|
| Flemish Brabant
|
Brabant Fflandrysaidd
|
Vlaams Brabant
|
Dutch
|
|
| Hainaut
|
Hanawt
|
Hainaut
|
French
|
[1]
|
| Hénau
|
Picard
|
| Hinnot
|
Walloon
|
| Limburg
|
Limbwrg
|
Limburg
|
Dutch
|
|
| Wes-Limburg
|
Limburgish
|
| Limbourg
|
Limbwrg
|
Limbourg
|
French
|
|
| Limbôr
|
Walloon
|
| Luxembourg
|
Lwcsembwrg
|
Luxembourg
|
French
|
|
| Lëtzebuerg
|
Luxembourgish
|
| Lussimbork
|
Walloon
|
| Wallonia
|
Walonia
|
Wallonie
|
French
|
|
| Wallonien
|
German
|
| Waloneye
|
Walloon
|
| Walonnie
|
Picard
|
| Wallounien
|
Luxembourgish
|
| Walloon Brabant
|
Brabant Walonaidd
|
Brabant wallon
|
French
|
|
| Roman Payis
|
Walloon
|
| West Flanders
|
Gorllewin Fflandrys
|
West-Vlaanderen
|
Dutch
|
|
| West-Vloandern
|
West Flemish
|
Canada
Czech Republic
Egypt
| Egypt Yr Aifft
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Alexandria
|
Alecsandria
|
al-Iskandariyya (الإسكندرية)
|
|
France
Germany
| Germany Yr Almaen
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Bavaria
|
Bafaria
|
Bayern
|
Bavarian, German
|
|
| Cologne
|
Cwlen
|
Kölle
|
Colognian
|
|
| Köln
|
German
|
|
| Hamburg
|
Hambwrg
|
Hamburg
|
|
|
Greece
| Greece Gwlad Groeg
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Aegean Sea
|
Môr Aegeaidd, Môr Egeaidd
|
Aigaio pelagos (Αιγαίο πέλαγος)
|
|
| Athens
|
Athen
|
Athína (Αθήνα)
|
|
| Cephalonia
|
Ceffalonia
|
Kefaloniá (Κεφαλονιά)
|
|
| Crete
|
Creta
|
Kríti (Κρήτη)
|
|
| Dodecanese
|
Y Deuddeng Ynys
|
Dodekánisa (Δωδεκάνησα)
|
|
| Rhodes
|
Rhodos
|
Ródos (Ρόδος)
|
|
| Thessaloniki
|
Thessaloníci
|
Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη)
|
|
Israel/Palestine
| Israel Palestine Palesteina
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Galilee
|
Galilea
|
HaGalil (הגליל)
|
Hebrew
|
|
| Jerusalem
|
Jeriwsalem, Caersalem
|
Yerushalayim (ירושלים) / al-Quds (القُدس)
|
Hebrew/Arabic
|
|
Ireland
| Ireland Iwerddon
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Cork
|
Corc
|
Corcaigh
|
|
| Dublin
|
Dulyn
|
Baile Átha Cliath
|
Welsh name derives from the older Irish name Duibhlinn.
|
| Derry
|
Dinas y Deri
|
Doire
|
|
| Ulster
|
Wlster; Wlaidd, Wledd, Wleth
|
Ulaidh
|
|
| Wexford
|
Llwch Garmon
|
Loch Garman
|
|
Italy
| Italy Yr Eidal
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Florence
|
Fflorens
|
Firenze
|
Italian
|
[1]
|
| Rome
|
Rhufain
|
Roma
|
Italian
|
[1]
|
| Sicily
|
Sisili
|
Sicilia
|
Italian, Sicilian
|
[1]
|
| Tuscany
|
Twsgani, Tysgani
|
Toscana
|
Italian
|
[1]
|
| Venice
|
Fenis
|
Venesia
|
Venetian
|
[1]
|
| Venezia
|
Italian
|
| Vatican City
|
Dinas y Fatican
|
Civitatis Vaticanae
|
Latin
|
[1]
|
| Città del Vaticano
|
Italian
|
Japan
| Japan Siapan
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Tokyo
|
Tocio
|
東京 (Tōkyō)
|
|
Netherlands
| Netherlands Yr Iseldiroedd
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Frisia
|
Ffrisia
|
Fryslân
|
West Frisian
|
|
| Friesland
|
Dutch
|
| Limburg
|
Limbwrg
|
Limburg
|
Dutch
|
|
| Oas-Limburg
|
Limburgish
|
| North Brabant
|
Gogledd Brabant
|
Noord-Brabant
|
Dutch
|
|
| North Holland
|
Gogledd Holand
|
Noord-Holland
|
Dutch
|
|
| South Holland
|
De Holand
|
Zuid-Holland
|
Dutch
|
| Zeeland
|
Seland
|
Zeeland
|
Dutch
|
|
| Zeêland
|
Zeelandic
|
| Zêeland
|
West Flemish
|
| Zeelandic Flanders
|
Fflandrys Selandig
|
Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
|
Dutch
|
|
| Zeêuws-Vlaonderen
|
Zeelandic
|
| Zêeuws-Vloandern
|
West Flemish
|
Slovakia
| Slovakia Slofacia
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Bratislava
|
Bratislafa
|
Bratislava
|
Slovak
|
|
South Africa
| South Africa De Affrica
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Cape Town
|
Tref y Penrhyn
|
Kaapstad, iKapa
|
Afrikaans, Xhosa
|
|
| Cape of Good Hope
|
Penrhyn Gobaith Da
|
Kaap die Goeie Hoop
|
Afrikaans
|
|
Spain
| Spain Sbaen
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Balearic Islands
|
Ynysoedd Balearaidd
|
Illes Balears, Islas Baleares
|
Catalan, Spanish
|
|
| Basque Country
|
Gwlad y Basg
|
Euskal Herria, País Vasco
|
Basque, Spanish
|
|
| Canary Islands
|
Yr Ynysoedd Dedwydd, Ynysoedd y Cŵn
|
Islas Canarias
|
Spanish
|
|
| Catalonia
|
Catalwnia
|
Catalunya, Cataluña
|
Catalan, Spanish
|
|
| Galicia
|
Galisia
|
Galicia
Galiza
|
Galician/Portuguese
Portuguese
|
|
| Valencian Community
|
Cymuned Falensia
|
Valencia, València
|
Spanish, Catalan
|
|
Turkey
| Turkey Twrci
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Constantinople
|
Caergystennin
|
قسطنطينيه (Ḳosṭanṭīnīye)
Κωνσταντινούπολις (Kōnstantinoupolis)
Constantinopolis
|
|
| Istanbul
|
Istanbwl
|
İstanbul
|
|
United Kingdom (excluding Wales) and Crown dependencies
| United Kingdom Y Deyrnas Unedig
|
| English name
|
Welsh name
|
Endonym
|
Notes
|
| Name
|
Language
|
| Archenfield
|
Ergyng
|
Archenfield
|
English
|
|
| Ballingham
|
Llanbugnal
|
Ballingham
|
English
|
|
| Bath
|
Caerfaddon
|
Bath
|
English
|
|
| Belfast
|
Belffast
|
Béal Feirste
|
Irish
|
|
| Berwick-upon-Tweed
|
Caerferwig; Berwig
|
Berwick-upon-Tweed
|
English
|
|
| Birkenhead
|
Penbedw
|
Birkenhead
|
English
|
|
| Bishop's Castle
|
Trefesgob
|
Bishop's Castle
|
English
|
|
| Bridstow
|
Llansanffraid
|
Bridstow
|
English
|
|
| Bristol
|
Bryste; Caerodor
|
Bristol
|
English
|
|
| Cambridge
|
Caergrawnt
|
Cambridge
|
English
|
|
| Cambridgeshire
|
Swydd Gaergrawnt
|
Cambridgeshire
|
English
|
|
| Canterbury
|
Caergaint
|
Canterbury
|
English
|
|
| Carlisle
|
Caerliwelydd
|
Carlisle
|
English
|
|
| Catterick
|
Catraeth
|
Catterick
|
English
|
|
| Channel Islands
|
Ynysoedd y Sianel
|
Îles Normandes
|
French
|
|
| Cheshire
|
Swydd Gaer
|
Cheshire
|
English
|
|
| Chester
|
Caer(llion Fawr)
|
Chester
|
English
|
|
| Chichester
|
Caerfuddai [2]
|
Chichester
|
English
|
|
| Chirbury
|
Llanffynhonwen
|
Chirbury
|
English
|
|
| Clyde
|
Clud
|
Cluaidh
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Clyde
|
English, Scots
|
|
| Colchester
|
Caercolyn
|
Colchester
|
English
|
|
| Cornwall
|
Cernyw
|
Kernow
|
Cornish
|
|
| Coventry
|
Cofentri, Cwyntry
|
Coventry
|
English
|
|
| Crewe
|
Cryw, Criw
|
Crewe
|
English
|
|
| Devon
|
Dyfnaint
|
Devon
|
English
|
|
| Doncaster
|
Dinas y Garrai; Caerdaun
|
Doncaster
|
English
|
|
| Dover
|
Dofr[3]
|
Dover
|
English
|
|
| Dumfries
|
Caerferes
|
Dumfries
|
English
|
|
| Dùn Phris
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Durham
|
Dyrham; Caerweir
|
Durham
|
English
|
|
| East Midlands
|
Dwyrain Canolbarth Lloegr
|
East Midlands
|
English
|
|
| Edinburgh
|
Caeredin; Dinas Eidyn
|
Dùn Èideann
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Edinburgh
|
English, Scots
|
|
| England
|
Lloegr
|
England
|
English
|
|
| English Channel
|
Môr Udd
|
English Channel
|
English
|
|
| La Manche
|
French
|
|
| Mor Bretannek
|
Cornish
|
|
| Exeter
|
Caerwysg
|
Exeter
|
English
|
|
| Falmouth
|
Aberfal
|
Aberfala
|
Cornish
|
|
| Firth of Forth
|
Moryd Gweryd, Aber Gweryd
|
Linne Foirthe
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Forest of Dean
|
Cantref Coch
|
Forest of Dean
|
English
|
|
| Foy
|
Llantiuoi
|
Foy
|
English
|
|
| River Forth
|
Afon Gweryd[4]
|
Abhainn Dubh, Uisge For
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Glastonbury
|
Ynys Gwydrin, Ynys Wydrin
|
Glastonbury
|
English
|
|
| Gloucester
|
Caerloyw
|
Gloucester
|
English
|
|
| Gloucestershire
|
Swydd Gaerloyw
|
Gloucestershire
|
English
|
|
| Guernsey
|
Ynys y Garn
|
Guernèsi
|
Guernésiais
|
|
| Hebrides
|
Ynysoedd Heledd
|
Innse Gall
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Hentland
|
Henlland
|
Hentland
|
English
|
|
| Hereford
|
Henffordd
|
Hereford
|
English
|
|
| Herefordshire
|
Swydd Henffordd
|
Herefordshire
|
English
|
|
| Humber
|
Hwmbr
|
Humber
|
English
|
|
| Isle of Man
|
Ynys Manaw
|
Ellan Vannin
|
Manx
|
|
| Isle of Skye
|
Yr Ynys Hir
|
Eilean Sgitheanach
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Isle of Wight
|
Ynys Wyth
|
Isle of Wight
|
English
|
|
| Kenderchurch
|
Llancrug
|
Kenderchurch
|
English
|
|
| Kent
|
Caint
|
Kent
|
English
|
|
| Kentchurch
|
Llancein
|
Kentchurch
|
English
|
|
| Kilpeck
|
Llanddewi Cil Peddeg
|
Kilpeck
|
English
|
|
| Kington
|
Ceintun
|
Kington
|
English
|
|
| Lancashire
|
Swydd Gaerhirfryn
|
Lancashire
|
English
|
|
| Lancaster
|
Caerhirfryn
|
Lancaster
|
English
|
|
| Leicester
|
Caerlŷr
|
Leicester
|
English
|
|
| Leicestershire
|
Swydd Gaerlŷr
|
Leicestershire
|
English
|
|
| Leominster
|
Llanllieni
|
Leominster
|
English
|
|
| Lichfield
|
Caerlwytgoed
|
Lichfield
|
English
|
|
| Lincoln
|
Caerllyn, Llyncwlen
|
Lincoln
|
English
|
|
| Liverpool
|
Lerpwl, Llynlleifiad
|
Liverpool
|
English
|
|
| Loch Lomond
|
Llyn Llumonwy
|
Loch Laomainn
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| London
|
Llundain, Caerludd
|
London
|
English
|
|
| Long Mynd
|
Cefn Hirfynydd
|
Long Mynd
|
English
|
|
| Ludlow
|
Llwydlo
|
Ludlow
|
English
|
|
| Lundy
|
Ynys Wair
|
Lundy
|
English
|
|
| Manchester
|
Manceinion
|
Manchester
|
English
|
|
| Greater Manchester
|
Manceinion Fwyaf
|
Manchester
|
English
|
|
| Marstow
|
Llanmartin
|
Marstow
|
English
|
|
| Mersey
|
Merswy
|
Mersey
|
English
|
|
| Merseyside
|
Glannau Merswy
|
Merseyside
|
English
|
|
| Michaelchurch
|
Llanmihangel
|
Michaelchurch
|
English
|
|
| Much Dewchurch
|
Llandewi
|
Much Dewchurch
|
English
|
|
| Much Wenlock
|
Gweunllwg
|
Much Wenlock
|
English
|
|
| Nantwich
|
Yr Heledd Wen
|
Nantwich
|
English
|
|
| Northwich
|
Yr Heledd Ddu
|
Northwich
|
English
|
|
| Nottingham
|
Y Tŷ Ogofog
|
Nottingham
|
English
|
|
| Orkney
|
Ynysoedd Erch
|
Arcaibh
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Oswestry
|
Croesoswallt
|
Oswestry
|
English
|
|
| Oxford
|
Rhydychen
|
Oxford
|
English
|
|
| Oxfordshire
|
Swydd Rydychen
|
Oxfordshire
|
English
|
|
| Pennines
|
Penwynion
|
Pennines
|
English
|
|
| Penrith
|
Penrhudd
|
Penrith
|
English
|
|
| Peterborough
|
Trebedr
|
Peterborough
|
English
|
|
| Plymouth
|
Aberplym
|
Plymouth
|
English
|
|
| Portsmouth
|
Llongborth
|
Portsmouth
|
English
|
|
| Preston
|
Trefoffeiriaid
|
Preston
|
English
|
|
| Ross-on-Wye
|
Rhosan-ar-Wy
|
Ross-on-Wye
|
English
|
|
| St Weonards
|
Llansangwenardd
|
St Weonards
|
English
|
|
| Salisbury
|
Caersallog; Caercaradog, Caergradwg
|
Salisbury
|
English
|
|
| Sark
|
Sarc
|
Cerq, Sèr
|
French
|
|
| Scotland
|
Yr Alban
|
Alba
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Scotland
|
English, Scots
|
|
| Sellack
|
Llansulac
|
Sellack
|
English
|
|
| Somerset
|
Gwlad-yr-haf
|
Somerset
|
English
|
|
| Shrewsbury
|
Amwythig
|
Shrewsbury
|
English
|
|
| Shropshire
|
Swydd Amwythig
|
Shropshire
|
English
|
|
| St Albans
|
Caermincip
|
St Albans
|
English
|
|
| The Stiperstones
|
Carneddau Teon
|
The Stiperstones
|
English
|
|
| Stonehenge
|
Côr y Cewri
|
Stonehenge
|
English
|
|
| Strathclyde
|
Ystrad Clud
|
Srath Chluaidh
|
Scottish Gaelic
|
|
| Thames
|
Tafwys
|
Thames
|
English
|
|
| Trent
|
Trannon
|
Trent
|
English
|
|
| Ulster
|
Wlster; Wlaidd, Wledd, Wleth
|
Ulaidh
|
Irish
|
|
| Warwick
|
Warwig
|
Warwick
|
English
|
|
| Warwickshire
|
Swydd Warwig
|
Warwickshire
|
English
|
|
| Welsh Bicknor
|
Llangystennin Garth Brenni
|
Welsh Bicknor
|
English
|
|
| West Midlands
|
Gorllewin Canolbarth Lloegr
|
West Midlands
|
English
|
|
| Westminster
|
San Steffan
|
Westminster
|
English
|
|
| Whitchurch
|
Yr Eglwys Wen
|
Whitchurch
|
English
|
|
| Winchester
|
Caerwynt, Caerguint
|
Winchester
|
English
|
|
| Wirral
|
Cilgwri
|
Wirral
|
English
|
|
| Worcester
|
Caerwrangon
|
Worcester
|
English
|
|
| Worcestershire
|
Swydd Gaerwrangon
|
Worcestershire
|
English
|
|
| The Wrekin
|
Din Gwrygon
|
The Wrekin
|
English
|
|
| Wroxeter
|
Caerwrygion
|
Wroxeter
|
English
|
|
| York
|
Efrog, Caerefrog
|
York
|
English
|
|
| Yorkshire
|
Swydd Efrog
|
Yorkshire
|
English
|
|
United States
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