# Welsh place names in other countries

This is a list of place-names in countries outside of Wales which are named after places in Wales, or derived from the Welsh language, or are known to be named after a Welsh person.

## Argentina

* Chubut
** Dolavon - from Dolafon, the Welsh for 'meadow by the river'.
** Puerto Madryn - named after the Welsh estate of Sir Love Jones-Parry.
** Trelew - named after Welsh settler Lewis Jones.
** Trevelin - from Trefelin, the Welsh for 'Mill Town'.

## Australia

* New South Wales - Captain James Cook originally called it 'New Wales', later adding the 'South'.
** Aberdare
** Aberglasslyn - likely corruption of Aberglaslyn
** Abermain
** Allynbrook - from River Alyn
** Bangor - named after the birthplace of the landowner.
** Cardiff - name suggested by a Welsh settler in 1889.
** Llanarth - suburb of Bathurst, from Llanarth
** Llandilo
** Llangothlin - anglicisation of Llangollen
** Swansea - a coal mining community.
* Queensland
** Carnarvon Gorge
** Ebbw Vale
** Merthyr
** Llanarth
* Tasmania
** Abergavenny
** Beaumaris named after Beaumaris
** Swansea - settled by people from Pembrokeshire, Wales
* Victoria
** Anglesea - corruption of Anglesey
** Llanelly - either from Llanelly or Llanelli
** Welshpool
* Western Australia
** Carnarvon - named after Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon; anglicisation of Caernarfon
** Welshpool
** Perth [Brythonic/Pictish/Old Welsh from the Scottish City of Perth]

## Canada

* Alberta
** Berwyn
** Caernarvon
** Cardiff - a hamlet near Alberta's first coal mine.
* Ontario
** Bala - It is considered one of the hubs of cottage country located north of Toronto.
** Cardiff - a small mining community.
** Pontypool - unincorporated village, used as the setting for a movie of the same name

## England

* Herefordshire: Numerous villages, parishes and farms in the Archenfield region adjacent to Wales, including:
** Bagwyllydiart
** Ewyas Harold
** Llangarron
** Llanveynoe
** Maes-coed
** Pontrilas
* Shropshire: Numerous villages, parishes and farms, notably in the Oswestry area adjacent to Wales, including:
** Bettws-y-Crwyn
** Brogyntyn
** Bryn-y-Cochin
** Coed-y-Go
** Craigllwyn
** Croesau Bach
** Hengoed
** Llanforda
** Llanyblodwel
** Llawnt
** Llynclys
** Nant-y-Gollen
** Pant
** Pant Glas
** Pentre Pant
** Rhyn
** Selattyn
** Trefonen
** Wern Ddu
* Worcestershire:
** Malvern
** Pensax

## Jamaica

Welsh settlers arrived on the island, most notably the infamous Welsh governor, Henry Morgan, and influenced placenames.
* Bangor Ridge (Portland)
* Llandilo (Westmoreland)
* Llandovery (St Ann)
* Llandewey (St Thomas)

## Nepal

* Western Cwm - a glacial valley on the face of Mount Everest (cwm is Welsh for 'valley')

## New Zealand

* North Island
** Brynderwyn Range
** Cardiff
* South Island
** Bryndwr (Christchurch)
** Milford Sound

## South Africa

* Llandudno, Cape Town

## United States

* Alabama
** Bangor
** Cardiff
** Powell
* Arizona
** Swansea - a former copper mining town.
* California
** Bryn Mawr
** Cardiff-by-the-Sea
** Swansea - a former mining town.
* Illinois
** Bryn Mawr
** Cardiff - formerly a coal mining town
** Swansea
* Kansas
** Powell Observatory in Wea Township, Miami County
* Kentucky
** Owensboro - named for Abraham Owen.
* Maine
** Bangor
** Pembroke
* Maryland
** Berwyn Heights
** Cardiff - formerly a slate mining town
* Massachusetts
** Pembroke
** Swansea
* Michigan
** Howell
** Howell Township, Livingston
* Minnesota
** Bryn Mawr
* Missouri
** Howell
** Howell County
** Powell, Cass County
** Powell Gardens in Kingsville
** Powell Hall, St. Louis
** Powell, McDonald County
* Nebraska
** Powell
* New Jersey
** Howell Township, Monmouth County
** Monmouth County
* New York
** Bangor
** Pembroke
* Ohio
** Powell
* Pennsylvania See Welsh tract for more information
** Bala Cynwyd
** Bangor - the first Chief Burgess an emigrant from Wales.
** Berwyn
** Bryn Athyn
** Bryn Mawr - founded by Welsh Quakers.
** Caernarvon Township
** Upper Gwynedd and Lower Gwynedd Townships.
** Haverford
** Montgomery County
** Narberth
** Nanty Glo - from the Welsh nant y glo, stream of coal.
** North Wales
** Radnor Township
** Tredyffrin Township
* South Carolina
** Swansea
* South Dakota
** Powell, Edmunds County
** Powell, Haakon County
* Tennessee
** Cardiff - an iron and coal mining town
** Powell
* Texas
** Powell
* Utah
** Howell
** Lake Powell on the border between San Juan & Kane counties
* Wisconsin
** Powell
* Wyoming
** Powell