The old tendency to anglicise Welsh names can also present another hurdle for Welsh genealogists. Patronymics describes the process of giving a child the father's given, or forename, as a surname.

It's just a shame to lose these old Welsh names, it was always named for the farm there. "We want our children and grandchildren to still recognise these old names and it is nice for visitors to ...

There are plans to officially use Pentre Moch, the old Welsh name for the village of Northop Hall. The council plans to "remove bilingual teaching" with Welsh becoming "the principal language of ...