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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales Resources => Topic started by: Arranroots on Monday 19 June 06 12:36 BST (UK)
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Some website links that might help those who have little or no knowledge or Welsh - a starting point, at least!
Graveyard Welsh New Link 2013
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cwmgors/Waun.html#Contents (http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cwmgors/Waun.html#Contents)
Pronunciation of a selection of Welsh place names
http://www.jlb2011.co.uk/wales/sounds (http://www.jlb2011.co.uk/wales/sounds)
Welsh placename origins
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1708676 (http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1708676)
Welsh surnames and their meaning
http://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/welsh (http://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/welsh)
Origins of apparently "foreign" Welsh names
http://www.data-wales.co.uk/namex.htm
University of Lampeter translation engine English/Welsh and Welsh/English
http://www.geiriadur.net (http://www.geiriadur.net)
Welsh naming patterns: a study (including patronymics)
http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/welsh16.html (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/welsh16.html)
Sound files to listen to pronunciation!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/livinginwales/sites/howdoisay/names (http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/livinginwales/sites/howdoisay/names)
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