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== Cornish surnames == | == Cornish surnames == | ||
<blockquote>"By Tre, Pol and Pen shall ye know all Cornishmen". <br> -Traditional Cornish saying</blockquote> | <blockquote>"By Tre, Pol and Pen shall ye know all Cornishmen". <br> -Traditional Cornish saying</blockquote> | ||
Unlike other Celtic peoples, such as the Irish and Welsh, most Cornish surnames are derived from place names. In Cornwall, these include "Tre-" | Unlike other Celtic peoples, such as the Irish and Welsh, most Cornish surnames are derived from place names. In Cornwall, these include "Tre-" (meaning town or farmstead), "Pol-" (a pool) and "Pen-" (head, or headland). Examples<br> | ||
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*Treherne<br> | *Treherne<br> | ||
*Trelawney - | *Trelawney - Trelawney is also the name of the Cornish national anthem<br> | ||
*Tremayne<br> | *Tremayne<br> | ||
*Trevaskis<br> | *Trevaskis<br> | ||
*Trevelyan - | *Trevelyan - GM Trevelyan historian<br> | ||
*Trevithick<br> | *Trevithick<br> | ||
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*Polkinghorne<br> | *Polkinghorne<br> | ||
* | * Polperro<br> | ||
* | * Polwhele<br> | ||
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Pen-<br> | Pen-<br> | ||
* | * Pendarves<br> | ||
* | * Penhaligon<br> | ||
* | * Penrose - London born Charles W. Penrose, who was of Cornish descent was in the Quorum of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<br> | ||
* | * Pentreath - Dolly Pentreath was one of the last speakers of traditional Cornish.<br> | ||
However these are not the only Cornish language prefixes often found in surnames. Others include Ros- (moor), Lan- (clearing or church), Car-/Ker- (fort), and Nan-/Nans-/Nance (a valley). | However these are not the only Cornish language prefixes often found in surnames. Others include Ros- (moor), Lan- (clearing or church), Car-/Ker- (fort), and Nan-/Nans-/Nance (a valley). | ||
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