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'''Sometimes surname spelling variations are based on dialect (a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group) differences.''' | '''Sometimes surname spelling variations are based on dialect (a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group) differences.''' | ||
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Many traditional Cornish names begin with a prefix, as noted in the popular saying, '''"By Tre, Pol, and Pen, Ye shall know Cornishmen."''' There are a number of other prefixes that are commonly part of Cornish names, such as '''Bos-, Bod-, Car-, Chy-, Hal-, Lan-, Men-, Nan-, and Ros-'''. These are usually attached to other words of Cornish origin to form a name, such as Trelawney, Tremayne, Trebilcock, Polglaze, Polscoe, Pengelly, Penrose, Carkeek, Chynoweth, Menheniot, Roskelly, and similar combinations that immediately identify a name as Cornish. Other names are simpler, but still distinctly Cornish, such as Bone, Opie, Keast, Philp, Penno, and Olver. Due to the proximity to England with migration in and out, most common English surnames will also be found in Cornwall. | |||
Many traditional Cornish names begin with a prefix, as noted in the popular saying, '''"By Tre, Pol, and Pen, Ye shall know Cornishmen."''' There are a number of other prefixes that are commonly part of Cornish names, such as '''Bos-, Bod-, Car-, Chy-, Hal-, Lan-, Men-, Nan-, and Ros-'''. These are usually attached to other words of Cornish origin to form a name, such as Trelawney, Tremayne, Trebilcock, Polglaze, Polscoe, Pengelly, Penrose, Carkeek, Chynoweth, Menheniot, Roskelly, and similar combinations that immediately identify a name as Cornish. Other names are simpler, but still distinctly Cornish, such as Bone, Opie, Keast, Philp, Penno, and Olver. Due to the proximity to England with migration in and out, most common English surnames will also be found in Cornwall. | |||
===Surnames Historical Development=== | ===Surnames Historical Development=== | ||