Nearly all the locations and features on Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) have Welsh names.
Here are some of the more common elements, with their meanings.
As you already know, ‘Yr Wyddfa’ (‘uhr-with-va’) is the Welsh name for Snowdon, and ‘Eryri’ (‘e-ruh-ree’) is the Welsh name for Snowdonia National Park.
| Welsh word | Approximate pronunciation | Meaning | Examples |
| Bwlch | ‘bull-ch’ | gap/pass | Bwlch y Moch (‘Pass of the Pigs’), Bwlch Glas (‘Green Pass’), Bwlch y Saethau (‘Pass of the Arrows’) |
| Llyn | ‘thlin’ | lake | Llyn Llydaw, Llyn Teyrn, Glaslyn |
| Clogwyn | ‘clog-win’ | cliff | Clogwyn (station), Clogwyn du’r Arddu (a.k.a. ‘Cloggy’) |
| Allt | ‘ath-lt’ | steep hill | Allt Moses and Allt Goch on the Llanberis Path, Allt Maenderyn (a.k.a the South Ridge) |
| Pen | ‘pen’ | top/head | Pen y Pass or Pen y Gwryd |
| Cwm | ‘coom’ (‘oo’ as in ‘oomph’) | glacial valley | Cwm Clogwyn, Cwm Llan, Cwm Brwynog |
| Crib | ‘creeb’ | ridge | Crib Goch, Crib y Ddysgl |
| Coch / Goch |
‘coch’ / ‘goch’ (as in ‘loch’) | red | Crib Goch, Llyn Coch |
| Glas | glas (as in ‘mass’) | blue/green | Glaslyn (‘Blue Lake’), Bwlch Glas |
| Du / Ddu |
‘dee’ / ‘thee’ | black | Rhyd Ddu (‘Black Ford’), Clogwyn Du’r Arddu (a.k.a. ‘Cloggy’) |
| Moel / Foel |
‘moil’ / ‘voil’ | bare hill | Moel Cynghorion, Foel Gron, Foel Goch |
| Afon | ‘avv-on’ | river | Afon Glaslyn, Afon Cwm Llan |
| Y / Yr | ‘uh’ / ‘uhr’ | the | Pen y Pass, Yr Wyddfa |
| Llwybr | ‘thl-wee-burr’ | path | |
| Llwybr Llanberis | ‘thl-wee-burr Thlan-beris’ | Llanberis Path | |
| Llwybr Pyg | ‘thl-wee-burr Peeg’ | The Pyg Track | |
| Llwybr y Mwynwyr | ‘thl-wee-burr Mooin-weer’ | The Miners’ Track | |
| Llwybr Watkin | ‘thl-wee-burr Wot-kin’ | The Watkin Path | |
| Llwybr Rhyd Ddu | ‘thl-wee-burr Hreed-thee’ | Rhyd Ddu Path | |
| Llwybr Cwellyn | ‘thl-wee-burr Cwe-thlin’ | Snowdon Ranger Path |