This article lists a number of common generic forms in place names in the British Isles, their meanings and some examples of their use. The study of place names is called toponymy; for a more detailed examination of this subject in relation to British and Irish place names, refer to Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Key to languages: Bry: Brythonic; C: Cumbric; K: Cornish; I: Irish; L: Latin; ME: Middle English; NF: Norman French; OE: Old English (Anglo-Saxon); ON: Old Norse; P: Pictish; S: Scots; SG: Scots Gaelic; W: Welsh

List of generic forms in place names in the British Isles

See also

English Place-Name Society

Germanic toponymy

List of United Kingdom county name etymologies

Place name origins

Place names in Ireland

Placenames Database of Ireland

Scottish toponymy

Toponymy in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Toponymy of England

Welsh toponymy

References

External links

English toponymy

Ireland geography-related lists

Irish toponymy

Lists of United Kingdom placename etymology

United Kingdom

Scottish toponymy

United Kingdom geography-related lists

Welsh toponymy

Prefixes

English suffixes

List of generic forms in place names in the British Isles