WHAT’S IN A NAME?
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| Word/prefix/suffix | meaning |
|---|---|
| Cae | field (Welsh). |
| Caer | fort (Welsh). |
| Cam | crooked. |
| Capel | Chapel (Welsh). |
| Car | a fort or fortified place. |
| Carl(e) | a rustic, churl (a countryman, a surly clown). |
| Carn | a heap of stones. |
| Carr | a rock, marshground covered with brushwood,a pool, a fen, wet boggy ground, a meadow recovered from the bog. |
| Cartref | (Welsh) home. |
| Casa | (Spanish) house. |
| Castel | castle (Middle English) |
| Castell | (Welsh) a chapel. |
| Castle | a fortified residence, a stronghold, any imposing mansion, especially one which imitates the forms of a medieval castle. |
| Cefn | ridge (Welsh). |
| Cerrig | stones (Welsh). |
| Chalet | a timber house in the Swiss or French Alps, a country residence in the style of s Swiss mountain cottage, a public lavatory. |
| Charl- | church. |
| Chat- | wood. |
| Chateau | (French) castle, also used for country house. |
| Cliff | a high rock face, the sheer side of a mountain. |
| Clift | a cleft or break in a cliff. |
| Cloister | covered walk especially one adjoining a building, any quiet secluded place. |
| Close | an enclosed place, the precinct of a cathedral, a blind alley, a small field or paddock, a courtyard. |
| Clough | a narrow valley in a hillside, a ravine. |
| Coat | cottage. |
| Coch | red (Welsh). |
| Coed | (Welsh) a wood. |
| -combe | deep valley. |
| Common | shared by or belonging to all, a tract of land belonging to a community. |
| Comp- | deep valley. |
| Coppice/Copse | a wood of small trees often grown for periodical cutting. |
| Cot | a cottage (Old English). |
| Cote | a cottage, a shelter or enclosure for animals or birds, a sheepfold. |
| Cotland | ground attached to a cottage. |
| Cottage | a small dwelling house especially in the countryside and originally inhabited by farm labourers or other workers. |
| Court | an uncovered area enclosed by buildings, or by buildings and railings, a yard, a large building within such a space, stately dwelling, manor house. |
| Cove | recess in the shoreline of a sea lake or river, sheltered nook, hollow or recess in a mountain or cave. |
| Covert | a thicket, a place sheltering game. |
| Crag | a steep rugged rock or peak. |
| Craig | rock (Welsh). |
| Crest | the top of a mountain, ridge etc. |
| Crick | a small hill. |
| Croes | cross (Welsh). |
| Croft | a small area of cultivatable land attached to a dwelling, a small farm. |
| Curatage | used for a house where a curator or curate lives. |
| Cwm | (Welsh) a shallow valley. |
| Cyselhurst | Strong wood. |
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