Welsh exonyms

Welsh exonyms

"Below is list of Welsh language exonyms for places outside Wales"

England

Isle of Man

ources

*Collins-Longman, Yr Atlas Cymraeg Newydd, ISBN 1-86085-377-3 (1999)

ee also

*List of European exonyms
*List of European regions with alternative names
*List of European rivers with alternative names
*Names of European cities in different languages


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