The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in

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, is a list compiled by the

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to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names, particularly in the

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and when multiple forms are used, although some place-names in English were also recommended to be matched with the Welsh. The list contains 53 entries, as of November 2023. The list is based on recommendations provided by the Place-names Standardisation Panel, convened by the Commissioner, for expert advice on the standardisation of Welsh place-names. The panel bases their decisions on a set of guidelines (currently dating to June 2023), specific to Welsh settlement names (such as those of villages,

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, and

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) and topographic features (such as

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, mountains and

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). The panel does not cover house or building names, although similar principles could be applied to them or to names for new developments (for which the Commissioner offers their own advice to

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and housing developers). The panel may also have used additional guidelines. The list was first published in 2018, and took years to put together. Upon creation, these lists were published under the

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Welsh place names The place-names of Wales derive in most cases from the Welsh language, but have also been influenced by linguistic contact with the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Anglo-Normans and modern English. Toponymy in Wales reveals significant features of ...