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wyth, Cards.); by esgob 'bishop' in Hafodyresgob (Llanfor, Llanllyfhi, and Llanrwst; the Bishop of St. Asaph held lands in the last-named parish); and by offeiriad 'priest' in Hafodyroffeiriad (Ffestiniog). For the State we have Hafodyrarglwydd 'lord' in Esclusham (now Hafod, and formerly also Hafodfeddgar) and Hafoty'- rarglwydd in Clocaenog [1698 Havotty y Arglwydd Bachymbyd]. Moving to a lower status we have what seems to be deiliadon 'tenants' in Hafod- deiliadon (Llangelynnin, Mer.); gof, pi. gofaint 'smith' in Hafod-y-gof (Llan- faethlu) and Hafodygofaint (Gwnnws); gwas 'servant, boy' in Hafod-y-gwas (Tre- filan); gwraig, pi. gwragedd 'wife, woman' in Hafodygwragedd (Trefriw); possibly cyfnes 'relation' in Hafodygyfnes (Bodwrog); mamaeth 'nurse, fostermother' in Hafoty'rfamaeth (Llanllechid) and merch, pi. merched'girY in Hafodferched (Marna- wan). This last group of names may well refer to the personnel of the hafod during its occupation in the summer. There is a very large number of Hafod forms containing a personal name and these no doubt give us a clue to the actual owners or occupiers. Only a selection of the more interesting ones can be given here. Hafodabley (Llanfynydd, Flints.) was in 1670/1 Havod Vably (Hawarden), which shows the name to be Mabli. Arthen appears in Hafodarthen (Llanhilleth, Llanrhychwyn); Cadwaladr in Hafodgadwaladr (Pwllheli, cf. 1639/40 Havod Kadwalader Glynllivon); ? Eiddig in Hafodeiddig (Tir Ifan; 1619/20 Hafod Ithig CFL Denb. but in 1838 it appears as Hafod-huddygl 'soot' on the old 1 in. map). The very old name Cynfor is well attested in Hafod- gynfor (Glyntraean: 1391-3 Hauot kynvor GPJ/EC 33, 1566 Havod gynvor Chirk and passim) and in Llanberis. There was a Hafod Hwfa in Llansanffraid Glyn- dyfrdwy [1613 havod howva Rug.]. Hywel is found in Hafodhywel (Brithdir: 1619 Hafod Howell Helygog) and (Llangamarch: 1546/7 Tire havode Hoell CFL Brec.), Iago in Hafodiago (Betws Cedewain: 1647 Hafod Iago CFL Mont.). Well- known names like Meilir, Meredydd, Morgan, Guto, Llywelyn, Gronw(y), Gwion are found as second elements in compounds with hafod. Gwgan appears in Mont- gomeryshire in the Strata Marcella charters, cf. 1206 Hauot gwgaun Mont. Coll., li, 177, and in Margam (Port Talbot) in 1291 Handugan [variant Kavodduga] Tax. Nich. 283, but the name suffered many changes through Hafod (y) Dyga to Hafodbeca and the form on the modem map, viz., Hafod Deca. There was also a Hafodwgan in Llanedi [1543 Hafod Vgan Dynevor]. The uncommon Uchdryd in Hafoduchdryd (Llanfihangel y Creuddyn) was gradually dropped and the house known simply as Hafod. Is Bywydd a personal name in Hafodfywydd (Worthen- bury: 1543 Havod vowydd Plymouth), and may we compare Llyn Bowydd and Cwm Bowydd in Festiniog? The name Tandreg seems to appear in Botandreg (Llanfair-is-gaer) and in Hafodtandreg (Beddgelert) but the latter has been allowed