Stage 1 – Initial indicators

Use Ngrams etc. to find clear-cut cases, does not apply to post-2019 names or recent events, but for the easier long-standing name issues. Not requiring indepth analysis.

This is to just sort out easier ones, those that fail may be more recent and still justified for a in-depth analysis As of 2019, done in March 2024.


  • AbercarnAber-carn – Result: Fail
  • Aber VillageAberclydach – Result: Pass (unless apparent error)
  • BlaenwaunBlaen-waun – Result: Fail
  • CricciethCricieth – Result: Fail
  • CwmbranCwmbrân – Result: Fail
  • LlandaffLlandaf – Result: Fail
  • LlanedeyrnLlanedern – Result: Fail
  • PenylanPen-y-lan – Result: Fail
  • Possibly all Peny → Pen-y places – Result:
  • AbercrafAbercrave – Result: Close call, weak pass
  • Casnewydd BachLittle Newcastle – Result: Pass
  • BwlchgwynBwlch-gwyn – Result: Fail


Unlikely edit

These will undergo more indepth analysis.

Recency edit

  • Senedd → Various – Result: Cannot be determined
    • Welsh Parliament
    • Senedd Cymru
    • Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament
    • Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
    • Senedd (Welsh Parliament)
    • Parliament of Wales
  • SnowdonYr Wyddfa – Result: Fail
  • SnowdoniaEryri – Result: Fail
  • Snowdonia MarathonMarathon Eryri – Result: N/A
  • Brecon Beacons National ParkBannau Brycheiniog National Park – Result: Fail
    • Bannau Brycheiniog (if the range remains Brecon Beacons unequivocally)
  • Bardsey IslandYnys Enlli – Result: Fail
  • Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales → Various – Result: National Museum of Wales
    • Amgueddfa Cymru
    • Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
    • National Museum Wales
    • National Museum of Wales
    • National Museums Wales
  • Gwynedd CouncilCyngor Gwynedd – Result: Fail

Disambiguation edit

  • LlannewyddNewchurch, Carmarthenshire – Result: Cannot be determined.