Ceredigion & Powys most popular house named revealed!

Ceredigion & Powys most popular house named revealed!

There are some beautiful Welsh house names out there, some wonderfully poetic, others reflecting local history but what does your Welsh house name mean?

Accourding to the Halifax House Name survey the most popular of all house names in Wales is "Cartref" - literally meaning 'home'. There are a lot more inventive names and there are some of our favourites. To draw your attention to some of the most interesting, even delightful Welsh house names, we’ve put some of our favourites in bold. Check them out. They may help you choose your house name.

Adar-y-nos - Birds of the night
Ael y Bryn - Brow of the hill
Arfryn - On a small hill
Arnant - By the stream
Awel-deg - Beautiful breeze

Banc y Celyn - The Hollybank
Bryn Hafod - Summer dwelling on a hill
Bronllys - Court of rushes
Borth - Gateway / Harbour
Bryn Awel - Hill of breeze
Bryn Glas - Blue Hill
Bryn Haul - Sun Hill
Bryncastell - Castle Hill
Brynarian - Hill of Silver
Brynhyfryd - Pleasant Hill
Bwthyn - Cottage

Cae Mawr - Big Field
Carreg Lwyd - Grey Stone
Cartref - Home
Capel - A chapel
Capel Dewi - Chapel of David, the patron Saint of Wales.
Capel Seion - Chapel of Zion
Capel Newydd - New Chapel
Castell Gwyn - White Castle
Coed Mawr - Big Wood
Coed-y-bryn - Wood of the hill
Craig y Mor - Rock of the seashore or water's edge
Cwmsymlog - Valley of wild strawberries

Dan - Dan-y-coed - Below the wood
Dan-y-graig - Below the rock
Delfryn -  Pretty view, pretty hill
Dyffryn - Valley
Dwrgi-bach - Little Otter

Eglwys Fach - Little Church

Felin-Fach - Little Mill

Gelli Aur - Golden Grove
Glan-y-mor - Sea Shore
Glanyrafon - Bank of the river
Ger Y Nant - Near the Stream

Hen-aelwyd - Old hearth of home
Hafan - Haven
Hafan Dawel - Quiet Haven
Hafod - Summer dwelling or pasture
Harlech - Beautiful Rock
Hud-y-machlud - The Magic of the Sunset

Isfryn - Under the Bank
Islwyn - Below the Grove

Llety-cariad - Love's Abode - A home full of love.
Llwyncelyn - Holly Bush or Grove
Llywernog - Place of foxes

Maes-glas - Field of the bridge.
Maes-Y-Haf - Summer Meadow
Mynydd Coch - Red Mountain

Nant Y Wennol - Swallows of the Stream

Pentre - A Village
Pentre-bach - Little village
Pen-y-Bryn - Hill top

Rhydfach - Little Ford
Rhos-goch - Red Roses

Tal-y-bont - End of the bridge.
Talgarreg - End or front of the rock.
Talerddig - End of the little garden.
Tanygrisiau - Below the steps
Ty-newydd - New house.
Ty-mawr - Big house

Waun Fawr - Large meadow

If you have details of any other Welsh house names, we would love to hear about them - contact us!

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