# Welsh exonyms

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 |
| 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 |
| 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

Australia Awstralia :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym |
| Australian Capital Territory | Tiriogaeth Prifddinas Awstralia | Australian Capital Territory |
| Kangaroo Island | Ynys Cangarŵ | Kangaroo Island Karta Pintingga |
| New South Wales | De Cymru Newydd | New South Wales |
| Northern Territory | Tiriogaeth y Gogledd | Northern Territory |
| South Australia | De Awstralia | South Australia |
| Western Australia | Gorllewin Awstralia | Western Australia |

## Belgium

Belgium Gwlad Belg :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonyms | Endonyms | Notes |
| English name | Welsh name | Name | Language | Notes |
| Brussels | Brwsel | Bruxelles Brussel | French Dutch | |
| Flanders | Fflandrys | Vlaanderen Flandres | Dutch French | |

## Canada

Canada :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonyms |
| British Columbia | Columbia Brydeinig | British Columbia Columbie Britannique |
| Newfoundland | Tir Newydd | Newfoundland Terre-Neuve Ktaqmkuk |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Tir Newydd a Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador Terre-Neuve et Labrador |
| Nova Scotia | Yr Alban Newydd | Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse Alba Nuadh Nopa Sko'sia |

## Czech Republic

Czech Republic Y Weriniaeth Tsiec :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym | Notes |
| Moravia | Morafia | Morava | |
| Prague | Prag | Praha | |

## Egypt

Egypt Yr Aifft :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym | Notes |
| Alexandria | Alecsandria | al-Iskandariyya (الإسكندرية) | |

## France

France Ffrainc :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonyms | Endonyms | Notes |
| English name | Welsh name | Name | Language | Notes |
| Alps | Alpau, Mynydd Mynnau | Alpes | French | |
| Alsace | Alsás | Alsace | French | |
| Anjou | Angyw, Aensio | Anjou | French | |
| Aquitaine | Acwitania | Aquitaine | French | |
| Auvergne | Afarn | Auvergne | French | |
| Brittany | Llydaw | Breizh | Breton | |
| Brittany | Llydaw | Bretagne | French | |
| Brittany | Llydaw | Bertaèyn | Gallo | |
| Burgundy | Bwrgwyn | Bourgogne | French | |
| Champagne | Siampaen | Champagne | French | |
| Gascony | Gasgwyn | Gascogne | French | |
| Gascony | Gasgwyn | Gasconha | Gascon | |
| Gascony | Gasgwyn | Gaskoinia | Basque | |
| Hainaut | Hanawt | Hainaut | French | |
| Maine | Maen | Maine | French | |
| Normandy | Normandi, Norddmandi | Normandie | French | |
| Normandy | Normandi, Norddmandi | Normaundie | Norman | |
| Picardy | Picardi | Picardie | French, Picard | |
| Provence | Profens | Provence | French | |
| Savoy | Safwy | Savoie | French | |
| Strasbourg | Strasbwrg | Strasbourg | French | |
| Strasbourg | Strasbwrg | Straßburg | German | |

## Germany

Germany Yr Almaen :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym | Endonym | Notes |
| English name | Welsh name | Name | Language | Notes |
| Bavaria | Bafaria | Bayern | Bavarian, German | |
| Cologne | Cwlen | Kölle | Colognian | |
| Cologne | Cwlen | Köln | German | |
| Hamburg | Hambwrg | Hamburg | | |

## Greece

Greece Gwlad Groeg :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym |
| 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 :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym | Endonym | Notes |
| English name | Welsh name | Name | Language | Notes |
| 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 | Endonym | Notes |
| English name | Welsh name | Name | Language | Notes |
| Florence | Fflorens | Firenze | Italian | |
| Rome | Rhufain | Roma | Italian | |
| Sicily | Sisili | Sicilia | Italian, Sicilian | |
| Tuscany | Twsgani, Tysgani | Toscana | Italian | |
| Venice | Fenis | Venesia | Venetian | |
| Venice | Fenis | Venezia | Italian | |
| Vatican City | Dinas y Fatican | Civitatis Vaticanae | Latin | |
| Vatican City | Dinas y Fatican | Città del Vaticano | Italian | |

## Japan

Japan Siapan :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym | Notes |
| Tokyo | Tocio | 東京 (Tōkyō) | |

## Slovakia

Slovakia Slofacia :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym | Endonym | Notes |
| English name | Welsh name | Name | Language | Notes |
| Bratislava | Bratislafa | Bratislava | Slovak | |

## South Africa

South Africa De Affrica :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym | Endonym | Notes |
| English name | Welsh name | Name | Language | Notes |
| 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 | Endonym | Notes |
| English name | Welsh name | Name | Language | Notes |
| 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 | Endonym | Notes |
| English name | Welsh name | Name | Language | Notes |
| 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 | Irish | |
| 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 | |
| Cheltenham | Treffynnon | Cheltenham | English | |
| Cheshire | Swydd Gaer | Cheshire | English | |
| Chester | Caer(llion Fawr) | Chester | English | |
| Chichester | Caerfuddai | Chichester | English | |
| Chirbury | Llanffynhonwen | Chirbury | English | |
| Clyde | Clud | Cluaidh | Scottish Gaelic | |
| Clyde | Clud | 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 | Dover | English | |
| Dumfries | Caerferes | Dumfries | English | |
| Dumfries | Caerferes | 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 | Caeredin; Dinas Eidyn | Edinburgh | English, Scots | |
| England | Lloegr | England | English | |
| English Channel | Môr Udd | English Channel | English | |
| English Channel | Môr Udd | La Manche | French | |
| English Channel | Môr Udd | 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 | 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 | Yr Alban | 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

United States Unol Daleithiau :
| English name | Welsh name | Endonym |
| California | Califfornia | California |
| New Mexico | Mecsico Newydd | New Mexico Nueva México |
| New York City | Dinas Efrog Newydd | New York City |
| Pennsylvania | Pensylfania | Pennsylvania |
| Texas | Tecsas | Texas Tejas |

## Sources

* Collins-Longman, Yr Atlas Cymraeg Newydd, ISBN 1-86085-377-3 (1999)
* Book of Llandaff
* Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary