Browse Submitted Place Names

This is a list of submitted place names in which the person who added the name is BlakeIsHereStudios.
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Abergele (Settlement) English, Welsh
A market town in Conwy County Borough, Wales. From Welsh aber ("river mouth, estuary") and‎ Gele, the name of the river which flows through the town, which is from gelau "spear".
Albion (Island) Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, English (Archaic)
Ancient Gallo-Latin name for Great Britain, as well as an alternative, but now a poetic name for the island, from Proto-Celtic albiū "luminous/upper world", making it a cognate of Alba (and its Anglicised form Albany).
Anglesey (Island) English
An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of northern Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait... [more]
Bangor (Settlement) Welsh, English
From Old Welsh bancor "wattled enclosure". This is the name of a city in Wales, and the namesake of the associated University.
Caernarfon (Settlement) English, Welsh
From the Welsh words caer "fort", yn "in" and‎ Arfon "opposite Môn (Anglesey)", therefore altogether translating to "the fort in the land opposite Anglesey"... [more]
Cambria (Country) Medieval Latin, English (Archaic)
Latinised form of Cymru, used as the Latin and archaic English name of Wales. This name was first used in the 12th century.
Salford (Settlement) English
From Old English sealh "willow, sallow" combined with ford "ford, river crossing". This is the name of several settlements in England, including a city near Manchester.
Scotia (Political Subdivision) Ancient Roman
Latin name of Scotland, from Scoti meaning "Gaelic speaker".
Ynys Môn (Island) Welsh
From Welsh ynys "island" and mon, which is most likely derived from Proto-Celtic *moniyos "mountain". This is the Welsh name of the island and county of Anglesey.