Place Names

Grouping	Definition.	Language Group	Term
Anatomy	Arm	Welsh	Braich
	Foot Or Mouth.	Gaelic	Bon, Bonn, Bun
	Forehead.	Gaelic	Bass, Eudan
	Head	Gaelic	Ceanannus, Kenlis, Ceann, Ken, Kin
	Head	Norse	Hoved
	Head, Hollow, Cup.	Old English, Celtic	Cop
	Limb	?	Lith
	Right Hand	Gaelic	Deas, Deasceart
	Throat, Gorge.	Gaelic	Braghad
Animal	Assembly, Cattle Fair.	Gaelic	Acrach
	Badger	Old English	Broc
	Bee	Gaelic	Beach
	Bull	Gaelic	Tarbh, Tarf
	Cock Of Heath, I.E, Grouse, Hen	Gaelic	Coileach-Graeigh
	Cow-Herd.	Gaelic	Buachalle
	Cow.	Gaelic	Bo
	Deer	Gaelic	Fiadh
	Dog, Wolf	Gaelic	Madadh
	Dog.	Gaelic	Ca
	Drove, Herd	Gaelic	Gralgh, Grolgh
	Fox	?	Ted, Todd, Tod
	Goat	Celtic	Gabhar
	Goat	Gaelic	Gower, Gowrle
	Goat, Door	Norse	Gate
	Hedgehog	Gaelic	Gralneog
	Heifer	Gaelic	Dairt
	Herring	Gaelic	Scadan
	Horse	Latin	Capall
	Lamb	Celtic	Uan, Loan
	Lion	Gaelic	Lann, Lam
	Ox	Gaelic	Damh
	Pig	Gaelic	Mae
	Pigs, Swine	?	Swin
	Ram	Gaelic	Relthe
	Salmon	Norse	Lax
	Salmon.	Gaelic	Bradan
	Seal	Gaelic	Sail, Sealach
	Seal	Gaelic	Ron
	Sheep	?	Shep, Ship
	Sheep	Norse	Fair
	Sucking Pig	Gaelic	Bamh
	Swan	Gaelic	Eala
	Trout	Gaelic	Breac
	Trout, Speckled	Gaelic	Breac, Vrack
	Wether	Gaelic	Molt
	Wild boar	Celtic	Torc
	Wild Boar,	Old English	Eofer
	Wolf	Norse	Ulv, Ulva
	Worm, Dragon	?	Orm
Bridge	Bridge	?	Pont, Brig, Brigg, Bro, Bru, Bruck, Brücken , Brug, Burg
	Bridge	Gaelic	Droichead
	Bridge	Latin, Welsh	Pont, Boat
Cloth	Flax	Latin	Lin
	Flax, Linen, Cloth	?	Lin
Coast, Shore, Bank	Bank shore	Old English	Or, Ora
	Bank, Shore	Welsh	Glan
	Beach, Sand, Strand	Welsh	Treath, Traeth
	Beach.	Norse	Ayr
	Relate To, Tidal	?	Al
	Sandbank	Gaelic	Fearsad
	Sandy point	Norse	Or
	Shore	Old English	Over
Color	Black	Celtic	Dubh, Dow, Dhu, Duff
	Blue	Gaelic	Gorm
	Brown	Celtic	Donn, Dun, Bron
	Brown.	Welsh	Llwyd
	Green Greyish	Celtic	Glas
	Grey	Gaelic	Liath
	Grey, Blue, Green	Gaelic	Glas
	Greyish, brindled	Gaelic	Riabhach
	Pale Red.	Gaelic	Fal
	Pale-grey, light-brown	Gaelic	Odhar
	Red	Gaelic	Dearg
	Red	Welsh	Coch, Rhudd
	Reddish, ruddy	Celtic	Ruadh
	Swarthy, Dark-Brown	Gaelic	Cron
	White	Gaelic	Geal
	White	Welsh	Gwyn, Gwen, Wen
	White, Clear	Celtic	Flonn, Flnn
	Yellow.	Gaelic	Buidhe
Crop	Barley	Gaelic	Eorna
	Barley.	Norse	Big, Bygg
	Corn	Celtic	Arbhar
	Grass	Gaelic	Fer
Descriptive	Back, Nook	Celtic	Cull
	Bare	Celtic	Lom
	Beautiful.	Gaelic	Caeln
	Bent, Sloping.	Celtic	Crom
	Breadth	Gaelic	Leithead
	Bright, Beautiful	Gaelic	Alainn, Aluinn, Allan
	Brightness, Clearness	Gaelic	Gleoir
	Brine	Gaelic	R1, Sail
	Broad	Gaelic	Leathan
	Broad, Spike	Norse	Brad
	Clear, Bright, Shining	Old English	Clere
	Cold	Norse	Could
	Crooked	Celtic	Cam
	Delightful	Gaelic	Aebhinn
	Dry	Gaelic	Durr, Der
	East	?	Ast
	East	Gaelic	Oir, Oirthear
	Enormous Mouth.	Gaelic	Blad
	Flat	Norse	Flegg
	Four	Celtic	Calthair
	Full Of, Abounding In	Gaelic	Ach, Agh, Loch, Nach, Rach, Tach, Trach, Beach,
	Great	Welsh	Mawr, Fawr, Magna
	Great	Celtic	Nor
	Half	Gaelic	Leath
	Hard, Hardy	?	Ard
	Hard, Hardy	Latin	Ard, Ord
	Heap	Celtic	Mean
	Height, Cliff	Welsh	Alt, Erse, Allt
	Height, Top Of Something	?	Auchter-
	High, Height	Celtic	Ard, Ard
	High, higher, highest	Welsh	Uchel
	In Vicinity Of, Near To	?	Le
	Large, Great	?	Mawr, More
	Left hand, north	Gaelic	Tuaith
	Little	Gaelic	Beg, Bach
	Little	Latin	Parva
	Little	Welsh	Bach, Bychan
	Long	Gaelic	Atta, Fada
	Long	Gaelic	Lang
	Low	Celtic	Iseal
	Lower	Gaelic	Lochdar
	Middle, Between	Gaelic	Eadar
	Middle.	Gaelic	Meadhon
	Narrow	?	Cul
	New	Welsh	Newydd
	North	?	Nor
	Of A Place, Or Aged	?	Old
	Old	?	Eld
	Old	Gaelic	Sean
	Pile Or Heap	Norse	Lad
	Pure, Clear	Gaelic	Gluair
	Rough, Rugged, Harsh.	Gaelic	Garbh, Gar, Garry
	Rugged	Gaelic	Yar
	Scar	Norse	Sceir
	Short	Gaelic	Gair, Gir, Gear
	Slow	Gaelic	Ar
	Small, Little	?	Ette, Et, Ille
	Smooth, Fine	Gaelic	Min
	South	?	Sud, Sut
	Spotted, Piebald.	Gaelic	Breac, Brac
	Spreading, quiet	Celtic	Tam
	Spring	Gaelic	Tobar, Obar
	Spring	Norse	Keld, Kell
	Strong	Gaelic	Clith, Dian
	Strong, stronghold	Gaelic	Daingean
	Swift, to run	?	Rhe
	There, Direction	?	Dar, Darr
	Thick, fat	Gaelic	Reamhar
	Three	Welsh	Tri
	Turn, Twist , Crooked, Bending.	Gaelic	Car, Cathair
	Two	Welsh	Dan, Dos
	Under	Welsh	Tan
	Upper	Celtic	Uachdar
	Violent.	Celtic	Arw, Arre, Aire, Abh, Abhain, Amhuinn, Dobhar, Dutre, Dur, Dore, Thur, Clover, Der
	Wave, billow	Gaelic	Tonn
	West	?	Wes
	West	Gaelic	Iar Larach
Descriptive, Hill	Pleasant, hill commanding wide view	Gaelic	Teambar
Descriptive, Land	Smooth, plain, flat land	Gaelic	Rea
Descriptive, Valley	Dry, dry valley	Welsh	Sych
Dwelling	Abode	Gaelic	Balla, Baile
	Abode	Latin	Ville, Well
	Abode	Norse	Well, Will, Ger
	Area Outside City Walls	Old English	Fore-
	Colony	Latin	Colonia
	Cottage, Small Building	Old English	Cot, Cott, Coed, Coet
	Domain, Holding	?	Rick, Riche, Rike
	Dwelling	Old English	Boil
	Dwelling Place, Village	?	Ick, Ic, Week, Weeke, Wich, Wick, Wicke, Wig, Wijk, Wych, Wyche, Wyke
	Dwelling-Place.	Norse	By, Byr, Here, Beer Bear
	Dwelling.	Norse	Bo, Bol, Bold
	Homestead, Dwelling	?	Toft, Ain, Em, En, Gem, Ham , Heem, Heim , Hem, Hum, Iam, Om, Um
	Hospital, or place of entertainment	Latin	Spital, Pitium
	House	Celtic	Teach
	House	Welsh	Bettws, Bede
	House	Welsh, Gaelic	Ty, Teach
	House Site	Gaelic	Alt
	House, Dwelling, Abode.	Gaelic	Aros
	House, Town.	Gaelic	Bade
	House.	Welsh	Bod, Bos
	Hut, House.	Gaelic	Bothan
	Hut, shed	Norse	Shall, Scale
	Hut, shed	Norse	Sheal, Shealing, Shiel
	Market	?	Cheap, Chipping
	Market	?	Staple, Stable
	Meeting-Place	Gaelic	Forrach
	Meeting-place	Gaelic	Nos
	Mud Cottage	Welsh	Cote
	Palace	Welsh	Plas
	Palace, Or Important House.	Gaelic	Brugh, Borg, Burgh
	Place Or Town	?	Stad, Stead
	Place, Dwelling, House	Old English	Ara, Erik
	Place, Settlement	?	Wick, Wich, Wych, Wyke
	Provincial parliament	Norse	Thing
	School	Latin	Scoll, Scholla
	Secondary Settlement	?	Thorp, Thorpe
	Settlement	?	Tre-,Tra-
	Settlement	Old English	Set, Ster
	Settlement, Village	?	By, Bie, Bye, Byr
	Stone house, hall	Old English	Sail
	Storehouse Or Shop	?	Seld
	Summer Dwelling.	Welsh	Hafod
	Sunny Spot, Bower, Balcony, Palace	Gaelic	Grianan
	To Build, Dwelling.	Old English	Bigging, Byggan
	Town	?	Bury / B(O)Rough
	Town Or City	?	Ville
	Village	Norse	Thorpe, Throp, Trop, Trope
	Village, house	Welsh	Tre
Dwelling, Farm	Farm-House Or Dwelling	Norse	Bost
Dwelling, Forest	Forest Clearing With A Dwelling, Or Parcel Of Land	?	Thwaite, Twatt
	Forest Clearing, A Settlement.	Old English	Gay
Dwelling, Fortress	City, Fortified Town, Fort	Old English	Bor, Borg, Borough, Bourg, Brough, Burcht, Burg, Burgh, Bury
	Fort, Shelter-Place, Burgh.	Norse	Borg
Dwelling, Hill	Mound Or Town	?	Bourg
Dwelling, Island	Town On An Island	?	Rye, Ry
Dwelling, Plain	Homestead, field	Norse	Toft, Tot
Enclosure	Boundary	Old English	Mark, Merk
	Boundary Mark.	Old English	Har, Her
	Boundary, Frontier.	Gaelic	Cri, Crioch
	Boundary, Junction, Confluence	Old English	Twistle
	Enclosed Area, Garden	?	Hof , Hoff, Hoft, Hone, Hop, Hope, Hove, Hoven, Op
	Enclosed Community Within A City	?	Bury, Bur, Ward
	Enclosed Field.	Old English	Cron
	Enclosed Place, Farm.	Norse	Garth
	Enclosure Formed By Felled Trees.	Norse	Fold
	Enclosure Or Yard	?	Hawe, Croft, Carden, Cardden, Ey, Ay, Glind, Worth, Worthy, Wardine
	Enclosure, Estate, Homestead	?	Tun, Ton
	Enclosure, Home	Old English	Ham, Am, Ym, Ome
	Enclosure, Park, Garden	Gaelic	Garn, Gart
	Fenced Enclosure.	Gaelic	Badhun
	Guarded Enclosure.	Norse	Garth
	Land Enclosed By A Hedge	?	-Hay, -Hays, -Hayes
	Pen Or Enclosure	?	Fold
	Place Surrounded By Hedge	Old English	Hay
	Place surrounded by hedge palisade, town village	Old English	Ton
	Place, Town, Enclosed Pasture	?	Stad, Stead
Enclosure, Fortress, Farm	Village Or Farm Surrounded By Wall	?	Dun, Tun
Enclosure, Ridge	Enclosure, Small Summit Or Ridge	?	Garth, Gar, Gart
Farm	Corn Farm, Or Storehouse For Grain	Gaelic	Grange
	Dependent Farmstead, Secondary Settlement	?	Stoke
	Farm	?	Ster, Bost, Range
	Farm, Homestead Or Mouth, Approach	?	Bal, Balla, Bally, Ball
	Farm, Settlement	?	Arp, Ham, Toft, Dorf, Dorp, Drop, Drup, Rup, Thorp, Thorpe, Throp, Thrup, Torf, Torp, Trop
	Farmstead	?	Worth
	Garden	Gaelic	Garrdha
	Granery, Small Farm	?	Grange
	Portion, Share, Farm	?	Pit
	Satellite Farm	?	Þorp
Field	Bit Of Land, Field	Gaelic	Fetter
	Board, Plain	Gaelic	Clar
	Field	?	Auch(En)/(In)-, Ach-
	Field	Gaelic	Achadh, Blair
	Field	Welsh	Maes
	Field, Dale	Celtic	Dol, Dal
	Level Field, Plain	Gaelic	Magh
	Plain	Celtic	Gwent
	Plain, Open Land, Field	?	Feld, Felde, Field, Filde, Fold, Veld
	Tilled Field	Gaelic	Gort
Field, Mountain	Field, Mountain	Norse	Fell
Food	Beer, Ale	Old English	Ale
Forest	Brake, shrubbery	Gaelic	Maine
	Clearing In Wood	Old English	Ley, Leigh
	Clearing, Path	Old English	Ley, Rith, Rod, Rode
	Copse	Old English	Holt, Hot
	Dense Part Of Forest	?	Chart, Kart
	Forest	?	Wald, Weld, Wold
	Forest clearing	Norse	Thwalte
	Glen	Celtic, Welsh	Gleann, Glyn
	Grove	Welsh	Llwyn
	Grove Clump, Thicket, Abounding In Groves, Bushy	Gaelic	Badan
	Grove Or Woods	?	Berry, Beara, Barrow
	High Woodland	?	Weald, Wold
	Hitch-Gate At Edge Of Forest	?	Hatch,
	Meadow	Norse	Ing
	Meadow.	Gaelic	Cluain
	Open Land, A Forest Clearing	?	Field, Glaid
	Promontory, wood	Celtic	Ros
	Shrubbery	Gaelic	Garran
	Thick Wood.	Old English	Hurst
	Wood	Old English	Shaw
	Wood, A Thicket	?	Shaw
	Wood, Forest	Celtic	Fiodh, Fothalr
	Woodland	Old English	Weald, Wood, Wold, Walth
	Woodland Clearing	?	Lea, Ley, Leigh, Leah
	Woods	?	Bry
Forest, Dwelling	Wood, Hut, Forest	Welsh	Coat, Coed
Forest, Hill	Wooded Hill	?	Hurst, Hirst
	Woods On A Hill Or Uncultivated Land	?	Firth, Frith, Fridd
Forest, Mountain	Forest Clearing Where Trees Have Been Felled, Mountain Or Fell	Norse	Field
Forest, River	Meadow, Low-Lying Area By River	?	Dal, Dol, Voll
	Wooded River.	?	Dur
Forest, Valley	Deep Wooded Valley, Swine Pasture.	Old English	Den
	Wooded Hollow, Or Valley?	Old English	Den, Dean, Dene
Forest, Wood	Oak, Oak Grove	Gaelic	Derry
Fortress	Camp	Old English	Cheste
	Camp, Fortification	Latin	Caster, Chester, Cester, Ceter, Caer, Car, Xeter
	Circular Stone Fort	Gaelic	Caiseal
	Defensive Work	?	Wark, Ark, Fort
	Earthwork, Fortified Town.	Old English	Borough, Bury, Brough, Burgh, Barrow
	Fort	Celtic	Dun, Dum, Don, Doune Din, Dinas
	Fortified Enclosure	Old English	Bury, Borough, Brough, Burgh
	Fortified Town Or Defended Place	?	Bur, Burh
	Fortress	Norse	Wark
	Fortress.	Welsh	Caer, Car, Cath
	Stockaded place	Old English	Stoke, Stow
	Stone Fort, City	Gaelic	Cathair
	Stronghold	Celtic	Peel
	Warded protected place	Old English	Worth
Fortress, Dwelling	Castle, Manor, Fort, Country House	Latin	Château
	Fort, town	Gaelic	Rath, Rait
Fortress, Enclosure	Place guarded girded round	Old English	Yard
Fortress, Farm	Fort, Garden	Gaelic	Lios, Lis
Furniture	Seat	Welsh	Cider
	Table, Board.	Old English, Norse	Bor, Bore, Board
Harbor	Bay	Old English	Wick
	Harbor, Port	?	Avon, Pool, Hafen, Hamn, Haven, Havn, Porth
	Harbour, Winding-Place.	Gaelic	Cann
	Little bay, inlet	Norse	Voe
	Port	Welsh	Porth, Borth
	Port, Harbour	?	Port
	Wharf, Place For Landing Boats	?	Hithe, Hythe
Harbor, River	Bay, Creek	Gaelic	Camus, Cam. Cambusnethan
Hill	Brow slope	Welsh	Rhiw
	Fell, Hill, Upland	?	Blen, Blaen
	Head (Headland Or Hill), Top, Far End Of, End Of	?	Pen
	Hill	?	Bre, Bryn, Brin, Bren, Bran
	Hill	Celtic	Brl, Bray, Braigh
	Hill	Gaelic	Barr, Her, Beann, Bein, Ben, Know, Lagh
	Hill	Gaelic	Mon
	Hill	Old English	Barrow, Borough, Berg Berry,
	Hill Of Round Form	Gaelic	Croagh, Cruach, Croch, Crock
	Hill Or Iceberg	?	Berg, Berry
	Hill, Down	?	Don, Den
	Hill, Knoll, Eminence, Mound	Gaelic	Cnoc, Knoc
	Hill, Rocky Hillock	?	Knock, Cnwc
	Hillock	?	Tilly, Tullie, Tulloch
	Hillock	Gaelic	Tulach
	Knoll	Gaelic	Tilly, Tully
	Knoll, mound	Gaelic, Welsh	Tom, Tomen
	Large Round Hill, Waste.	Gaelic	Mam
	Mound	Old English	Low, Law
	Mound, Hill, Knoll	?	Howe
	Nose, nose-like hill promontory	Gaelic	Sron, Stron
	Recess Among Hills, Shelter.	Norse	Hob, Hope, How
	Rick, Stack, Hill.	Gaelic	Crunch
	Round Hill	Gaelic	Cor
	Rounded Hill	?	Law, Low, Hlaw
	Rump, hill, lowland	Gaelic	Toin
	Side Of Hill	Gaelic	Leiter
	Small Round Hill.	?	Knott
	Squinting, Hill-Slope.	Gaelic	Clyn, Claen
	Tumulus	Gaelic	Tom, Tuaim
Hill, Descriptive	Bald, Bare, Bare Hill	Gaelic	Noel
Hill, Island	Elevation, Hill, Island, Holly	?	Holm, Holme, Homme, Hulme
Hill, Mountain	Nose promontory	Norse	Naze, Ness
	Promontory	Celtic	Bre
	Promontory, Headland	?	Ness
	Slope	Gaelic	Airne
Hill, Valley	Pinnacle, rocky point, stack stook, cloghastucan, stuc chroin	Gaelic	Stuaic
Hollow	Cave	Gaelic	Uamh
	Cave	Old English	Cove
	Hollow	?	Pant
	Hollow	Welsh	Pant
	Hollow In Hill	Gaelic	Lag, Logan, Logie
	Hollow, croft	Gaelic	Pit, Pitten
	Hollow.	Welsh	Can
	Hollow.	Gaelic	Cabhan Cavan, Cavens, Cowan
	Round Hollow	Celtic	Cron
Island	From Island, Small Island	?	Lyle
	Island	?	Ile, Ay, Y, Ey, Ea, Eg, Eig, Lynd, Ynys, Eilean, Lynd
	Island	Gaelic	Ellean, Illaun
	Island	Gaelic	Oillean
	Island	Norse	Oc, O
	Island	Norse	Ey
	Island	Welsh	Ynys
	Island, Pasture Land Near Water	Celtic	Inch, Innis, Inish
	Island.	Norse	Ay
	River Island.	Old English	Holm
	Rock in the sea	Gaelic	Scellig
Island, Lake, River	Island, Generally In Lake Or River.	Norse	Holm
Island, Moor	Island, Dry Area In Marsh	?	Inch
Lake	Deep Pool	Celtic, Welsh	Linn, Llyn
	Lake Or Water	?	Lac, Lak, Tarn, Lin, Llyn, Lynn
	Lake, A Sea Inlet	?	Loch, Lough
	Lake, Arm Of Sea.	Gaelic,	Loch
	Lake, Pool, Sea	?	Mere, Muirs, Myr
	Pool Or Lake	?	Pol, Pwll
	Pool, small inlet	Celtic,	Poll, Pwll
	Small Lake Or Inlet	?	Loughty, Lochty, Loughtie
Lake, Mountain	Small mountain lake	Norse	Tarn
Land	Acre	Latin	Re
	Cape	Latin	Cap
	Country, land	Celtic	Tir
	County	Old English	Shire
	District	Celtic	Bro, Broke, Man
	Ditch	?	Fos, Foss, Ffos
	Headland, front	Welsh	Tal
	Land, Ground, Soil	?	Lan, Land, Lun, Lund
	Land, Region.	Gaelic	Foun, Fon
	Land.	Gaelic	Fothir, For
	Lofty headland	Norse	Noup
	Open Country, Untitled Land.	Norse	Acker
	Place For, Connected To A Place	?	Arium, Rium
	Place that has been ridded of trees	Old English	Royd
	Plot Of Ground	Gaelic	Ceapach
	Sod, Soil, Land	Gaelic	Fod
	Soft level meadow land, wide valley	Gaelic	Srath
	Strand	Celtic	Traigh, Tracht
	Strand	Welsh	Towyn
	Territory, estate, place	Norse	Stadr
	Tongue Of Land	Welsh	Lleyn
	Trench	Gaelic	Class
Land, Hill	Upland Summit, Upper	Gaelic	Ochter, Auchter
Miscellaneous	Act Of, State Of	Old English	Ion, Tion, Sion
	Battle, Struggle.	Gaelic	Cath, Cad
	Breast, Slope.	Welsh	Bron
	Collection Of	Old English	Every
	Collection, Clear Place	Latin	Char, Chor,
	Collective Suffixes.	Gaelic	Bhar, Bhre
	Combined, Bear	Welsh	Arth
	Crest	Welsh	Crib
	Cross	Gaelic, Welsh	Crols, Croch, Croes
	Cup	Gaelic	Quoich
	Extremity, Point.	Norse	Bard
	Fire	Gaelic	Tin, Tinny Tyn
	Hide Or Skin	?	Fell
	Lea	Gaelic	?
	Leap	Gaelic	Leim, Lip
	Legion	Latin	Legio
	Mead	?	Maed
	Now, Then, Of	?	Iam, Ia
	Of	?	Ia
	Of, Is	?	Am
	Pertaining To, Of	?	Ell
	Point	Celtic	Rinn
	Salt	Celtic	Hal
	Salt, inland place with salt	Any	Wick
	Seed, progeny	Gaelic	Siol
	Snow	Gaelic	Sneaght
	Split, Divergence	?	Fork
	Stride, Step	Welsh	Llam
	Stump, Block	Gaelic	Kip
	Sun	Gaelic	Grian, Green
	The	Welsh	Y
	The wind-pipe	Gaelic	Scornach
	To Buy	Old English	Chipping
	Turning-point	Norse	Wrath
	Twig used in thatching	Gaelic	Scolb
	Voice, Noise, Praise, Glory	Gaelic	Glor, Gloir
	Where Things Meet	Old English	Wistle
Moor	Bog	Welsh	Cons
	Bog, moor	Gaelic	Moin
	Brackish, Breaking	Old English	Brak
	Heath	Gaelic	Fraech
	Heather	?	Ling, Lyng
	Low-Lying Meadow On Banks Of Stream, Or Between Hills	Gaelic	Haugh, Heugh
	Low, Marshy Ground	Gaelic	Muni
	Marsh	Gaelic	Carcach, Cork
	Marsh	Gaelic	Cuirreagh
	Marsh by the sea, salt marsh	Celtic	Murbhach
	Marsh,	Celtic	Ruimne
	Moor	Celtic	Rhos
	Moor	Gaelic	Muir
	Soft, Miry, Damp.	Gaelic	Bog
	Swamp, Bog	?	Moss
	Watery Place	Gaelic	Eanach
	Wet Place, Swamp, Puddle.	Gaelic	Lod Or Lodan
	Wet Wasteland	?	Moor
Moor, settlement	Village, marsh	Old English	Wick
Mountain	Alp	Celtic	Aran
	Limb, One Of Lower Peaks Of Mountain	Norse	Dodd
	Mountain	?	Mynydd
	Mountain Pass.	Welsh	Bwlch
	Mountain, Summit, Summits, Mountainous	?	Mont, Mon, Mons, Ban, Bannau, Bannock, Bannog, Ben, Beinn, Beann, Binn
	Shealing, Or Mountain Pasture	Gaelic	Alrldh, Airle
	Step Pass	Gaelic	Ceim, Cairn, Carn
	Summit Of A Pass.	?	Hawse,
	Summit, Upper Part	Gaelic	Auchter, Braigh, Bread, Brae
	Summit. Plural, Blaenau.	Welsh	Blaen
Mountain, Anatomy	Head, mountain	Welsh	Pen
Mountain, Descriptive	Bald head, bare mountain, moor	Welsh	Mynydd, Morn
Mountain, Moor	Mountain, moor	Gaelic	Sliebh, Sliabb, Slieu
Person	Bog Dweller	Old English	Boggis
	Foreigner	Celtic	Gall
	Foreigners	?	Wall, Walla, Willa
	Girl	?	Doll
	Inhabitants, people of	Old English	Ware
	Keeper Of	?	Ward
	King	Gaelic	Righ
	King, Tribal Leader	?	King
	Men	Gaelic	Fir, Feara
	Multitude, Crowd	?	Ame
	Neighbor	?	Borr
	Noble Birth Or Rank	?	Earl, Url
	People Of	?	Ing
	Queen	Gaelic	Rioghan
	Ritter, knight	Old English	Ridire
	Smith	Celtic	Gobha
	Stranger	?	Val, Wal
Place	Earth	?	Ord, Erd, Erde, Orth, Erth, Irth
	Gate	?	Gotte, Gate
	Local court	Old English	Soke
	Opening In A Barrier	?	Gate, Yet, Gat, Port
	Place Of Origin	?	Ien
	Prickle, Spit, Point.	Gaelic	Ber, Bir, Bior
	Tin mine	Welsh	Wheal, Huel
Ravine	Cauldron, Dell, Ravine.	Gaelic	Corrie, Coire, Kerry
	Ravine	Norse	Gill
	Ravine Or Steep	?	Cloh, Clough, Cloth
	Ravine Or Stream In It	?	Nant
	Ravine, Narrow Gully	?	Gill, Ghyll
Religious	Bishop	Gaelic	Easpog
	Cell, Burying-Ground, Church	Gaelic	Cill
	Cell, Recess	Welsh	Ch
	Choir, Church	Welsh	Cor
	Church	Gaelic	Eaglals, Eccle, Kill, Killle
	Church	Gaelic	Kirk
	Church	Old English
	Church, Churchyard, Village With Church, Parish	Welsh	Lan, Lhan, Llan
	Cross	?	Croix
	Druid	Gaelic	Drut
	Elf	Gaelic	Shee, Sith, Sidh
	Fairy hill, fairy	Gaelic	Sidh
	Fairy, Elf	Gaelic	Aillse
	Ghost Or Revenent	?	Ghast
	Goddess Of Under-World	Old English	Helga
	Grave	Gaelic	Fert
	Large Church, Monastery	?	Minster
	Monastic Cell, Old Church, Nook, Corner	?	Kil, Cil
	Monk	Latin	Manach, Monachus
	Mythical Archer And Hero,	Old English	Eigil
	Name Of A Goddess,	Old English	Frea
	Name of deity	Celtic	Taith
	Name Of God	Celtic	Bel
	Name Of God	Old English	Balder
	Name of god	Old English	Tiw
	Name of god,	Norse	Thor
	Nun, Old Woman.	Gaelic	Cailleach
	Place Of Assembly, Holy	?	Stow
	Priest	Norse	Pab, Pap
	Priest	Old English	Prest
	Priest	Latin	Sagart
	Royal Or Episcopal Residence On High Hill.	Old English	Clere
	Sacred Grove.	Norse	Land
	Sacred place	Norse	Ve
	Sepulchral Mound	Norse	How, Haugh
	The name of a god	Old English	Woden
	White, Holy	?	Fin, Vin, Win
Ridge	Back, Ridge	Gaelic	Druim
	Brow, Ridge	Welsh	Bryn
	Ridge	?	Rigg, Rig
	Ridge	Welsh	Cefu
	Ridge back	Old English	Rigge, Budge
	Ridge, Back	?	Drum
	Ridge, furrow	Gaelic	Rigg
River	Brook	Norse	Beck, Batch
	By Or Upon A River	?	Upon, On, In
	Confluence, Meetingplace,	Gaelic	Comar, Como Cum, Cumber
	Confluence, Or Mouth Of River	Welsh	Aber
	Creek	?
	Crossing	?	Gué
	Effluence Of River From Lake.	Welsh	Bala
	Ferry, Landing-Place.	Gaelic	Cala
	Fiord Or Firth	Norse	Fiord
	Flowing Stream.	?	Fleet,
	Ford	Celtic	Rhyd
	Ford	Gaelic	Ath
	Ford	Old English	Wath, Wash
	Hard or Violent Water, Stony River	Gaelic	Calder
	Large Brook, Large Stream, Small River	?	Bourne, Burn
	Little Stream, Brook	Gaelic	Alltan
	Low Alluvial Land Along River.	Norse	Corse
	Low Water Crossing, Inlet	?	Firth, Fjorden, Foort, Ford , Forde, Fordt, Fort, Forth, Furt, Voorde, Voort, Vörde
	Meeting Of Rivers, Roads, Men In Battle	Gaelic	Comhrac
	Mouth Entrance, Ford	Gaelic	Bel
	Mouth Of (A River), Confluence, A Meeting Of Waters	?	Aber, Inver, Inner
	Mouth Of River	Gaelic	Inbhear
	Narrow Neck, Narrows Of River, Small Channel	Gaelic	Cong
	Narrow, Strait	Gaelic	Caol, Kyle
	Narrows	?	Kyle, Kyles
	Passage, Ferry	Norse	Fhar
	Place, Small Stream	?	Ing
	River	?	Afon, Avon, Axe, Exe, Usk, Esk
	River	Celtic	Avon, Evan, Ive, Anne, Afon
	River Meadow	?	Ham, Hamm
	River Mouth, Bay	?	Mouth, Aber
	Rough, shallow ford	Gaelic	Scairbh
	Running water	Old English	Rithe
	Small Inlet.	Gaelic	Caisle
	Small Stream	Gaelic	Glass
	Stream	?	Beck, Bach
	Stream	Gaelic	Allt, Aid, Auld, Ault
	Stream	Gaelic	Sruth, Sruthair
	Stream.	Gaelic	Burn
	White Water	Gaelic	Gile
River, Road	Ford, Crossing, Road	?	Ford, Forth, Ffordd
River, Valley	Valley, stream	Welsh	Nant
Road	Road	Welsh	Ffordd
	Road	?	Gate, Rade , Rath, Ray, Rith, Rod, Rode, Rooi, Roth, Royde, Rud, Ruerui, Ryd
	Road	Latin	Streat, Street, Via
	Road	Old English	Gate
	Road	Welsh	Sarn
	Road, Pass	Gaelic	Bealach
Stone	Columnar rock	Norse	Stack, Stake, Stick, Stickle
	Crag.	Gaelic	Crick, Carrog
	Flat Stone	Celtic, Welsh	Liagh, Llach
	Headland, Cliff, Crag, Rock	Gaelic	Carraig, Carra, Carrick
	Heap Of Stones, Rocky Mound.	Welsh	Carnedd
	Jutting Rock.	?	Craig, Crag, Creag
	Perpendicular pillar-like rock	Norse	Staf
	Promontory, point of land running out to sea	Celtic	Rhyn
	Rock Or Stone.	Welsh	Careg, Cerrig
	Rock, Rocky.	Gaelic	Craig
	Rock.	Gaelic	Ail, Fail
	Rocky projection	?	Nab,
	Rough	Gaelic	Carrach
	Sharp-pointed rock	Gaelic	Scour, Scuir
	Stan, stone	Old English, Norse	Stone, Stan
	Stone	?	Stain, Stam, Stan, Steen, Stein, Sten, Stone
	Stone	Gaelic	Clough, Cloch
	Stone	Gaelic	Clach Cloch
	Stone	Norse	Sten
	Stone, Man, Old Man	Welsh	Maen
	Stones, Hamlet.	Gaelic	Clachan
	Tower, pinnacle of rock	Celtic	Tor
Valley	Bowl-Shaped Valley	Old English	Combe
	Dale, Valley.	Gaelic	Glen
	Gap, Breach.	Gaelic	Bearnn
	Narrow Valley, Dale	?	Glen, Glyn
	Valley	?	Dean, Den, Don, Dale, Vale, Combe, Coombe, Cwm, Cum, Nan, Nans
	Valley	Norse	Dale
	Valley, Enclosed Area	?	Hope
	Wide Valley, Vale	?	Strath
Valley, Hill, Coast	Short Valley or Hollow on Hillside or Coastline	Old English	-Cum-, Coombe
Water	Bay	Norse	Wick
	Sea	Celtic	Muir
	Water	Celtic	Uisge
	Water	Welsh	Wy, Way
	Water Outfall, Sluice, Drain	?	Gowt
	Water, rough	Gaelic, Welsh	Stour, Sturr
	Wave, Flood.	Gaelic	Buinne
	Well, Water, Fountain.	Gaelic	Blor, Ber
	Water	Gaelic	Esk, Uisge, Esk, Usk, Ash, Exe, Axe, Ock, Ouse, Ose, Wash, Ease, Es
Waterfall	Waterfall	?	Foss, Force
	Waterfall	Gaelic	Eas
	Waterfall	Norse	Fors, Force
	Waterfall	Welsh	Rhaladr
Weapon	Broad-Pointed Spear	Gaelic	Laighen
Weather	Drizzling Rain.	Gaelic	Broom, Braon
	Drop, Drizzling Rain	Gaelic	Bran, Braon
Wood	Acorn, Or Oak Tree	Old English	Ac, Acc, Ock
	Alder.	Gaelic	Fearn
	Apple	Celtic	Abhall
	Ash Tree	Old English	Ash, Arsk
	Ash.	Norse	Asc Askr
	Birch-Tree	Gaelic	Belth
	Boxwood Tree	Old English	Bex
	Branch, Or Wide-Spreading Tree.	Gaelic	Craebh
	Clover, sorrel	Gaelic	Sarah
	Elder-tree	Gaelic	Tromm
	Elm	Gaelic	Leven, Lomond
	Oak-Wood	Gaelic	Daire, Doire
	Old Tree, Sacred Tree.	Gaelic	Blle
	Thorn	Gaelic	Dealg
	Wood	?	Keth, Cheth
	Wood	Celtic	Coed, Chat
	Wood	Gaelic	Collie, Cal
	Yew Tree	Gaelic	Iubhar
	Yew, Yew-Wood	Celtic	Eo, Eochaill

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