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Revision as of 11:14, 6 February 2009
| Stem | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| aber | mouth (of a river), confluence, a meeting of waters | Aberfal (English: Falmouth) |
| avon | river | |
| bre / bronn | hill | |
| eglos | church | Egloshayle (Cornish: Eglosheyl) |
| lann | church, churchyard, village with church, parish | Lanhydrock (Cornish: Lannhydrek) |
| nan, nans | valley | Nancledra |
| pen | head (headland or hill) | Penzance (Cornish: Pensans) |
| pol | pool or lake | Polperro |
| pons | bridge | |
| porth | harbour | Perranporth (Cornish: Porthpyran) |
| rys | ford | Camelford (Cornish: Ryskammel) |
| tre | settlement | Trewithen |
| treth | beach |
| English | Cornish | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bodmin | Bosvenegh | From bos 'dwelling' & menegh 'monks' |
| Camborne | Kammbronn | |
| Calstock | Kalstok | |
| Camelford | Ryskammel |
