Welsh place names in other countries
Welsh place names in other countries is a list of placenames 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.
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Argentina
- Patagonia
- Puerto Madryn - named after the Welsh estate of Sir Love Jones-Parry.
- Trelew - believed to be 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'.[1]
- 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
- Tasmania
- Abergavenny
- Swansea - settled by people from Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Carnarvon - named after Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon; anglicisation of Caernarfon
- Welshpool
Canada
- Alberta
- Berwyn
- Caernarvon
- Cardiff - a hamlet near Alberta's first coal mine.
- Ontario
- Cardiff - a small mining community.
- Pontypool - unincorporated village, used as the setting for a movie of the same name
England
Jamaica
Welsh settlers arrived on the island, most notably the infamous Welsh governor, Henry Morgan, and influenced placenames.[2]
- Bangor Ridge (Portland)
- Llandilo (Westmoreland)
- Llandovery (St Ann)
Nepal
- Western Cwm - a glacial valley on the face of Mount Everest (cwm is Welsh for 'valley')
New Zealand
- North Island
- Cardiff
- Bryn Derwen
- South Island
- Bryndwr (Christchurch)
- Milford Sound
United States
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Swansea - a former copper mining town.
- California
- Illinois
- Maine
- Maryland
- Berwyn Heights
- Cardiff - formerly a slate mining town
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Bala Cynwyd
- Bangor - the first Chief Burgess an emigrant from Wales.
- Berwyn
- Bryn Mawr - founded by Welsh Quakers.[3]
- Caernarvon Township
- Upper Gwynedd and Lower Gwynedd Townships.
- Haverford
- Montgomery County
- Narberth
- Nanty Glo - from the Welsh nant y glo, stream of coal.[4]
- North Wales
- Radnor Township
- Tredyffrin Township [4]
See also
- Welsh exonyms
- Welsh placenames
- Welsh settlement in the Americas
- Welsh settlement in Argentina
- Welsh Tract, Pennsylvania
References
- ↑ Captain Cook's Journal: Preface, The University of Adelaide eBooks. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ Dr. Rebecca Tortello, The People Who Came, The Gleanor, June 7, 2004. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ↑ The Quakers of Dolgellau, BBC North West Wales, 17 January 2008. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 0966e Gwefan Cymru-Catalonia, The Wales Catalonia website. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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