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The Cornish meaning of the name was no longer understood and so it was changed into a similar-sounding English word, not necessarily anything to do with the original meaning in Cornish. The same process has been noted in Cornish placenames too. One example of this process regarding surnames is the surname "Kneebone" which actually derives from ...
Anglo-Cornish surnames (11 P) Pages in category "Cornish-language surnames" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
Bossence is a surname of Cornish origin. It is an anglicized variant of the original Cornish "bos" (archaic "bod") meaning "dwelling" and "sans" meaning "holy" or "saint." [2] [3] It is also commonly spelled Bosence.
Many Cornish surnames and place names still retain these words as prefixes, such as the surname Trelawny and the village Polzeath. Tre in the Cornish language means a settlement or homestead; Pol, a pond, lake or well; and Pen (also Welsh and Cumbric), a hill or headland. Cornish surnames and placenames are generally pronounced with the ...
Richards is a Celtic Welsh, or Cornish surname based on the English version of the parent's name ending in -S. [1] [2] In 1881 people with this surname were mainly located in Wales, Cornwall and adjacent South-West counties of England. [3] By 1998 many Welsh and Cornish people had migrated to cities in England particularly those adjacent to ...
Jago is a name first found in Cornwall (now part of England, UK), with the variant spellings Jagoe, Jagow, Jeago, Jego, [1] Jeggo, Lago, and others. [2] Its origins are debated, [1] but one theory is that it derives from the Welsh lago and Cornish Jago, meaning "James", [2] which is a later version of the name Jacob, meaning "supplanter".
Penix is a Cornish-language family name (Cornish surnames) originating in Cornwall.In medieval times, people were known by their given names, but as the population grew, surnames were added based on the place that they owned or lived in to distinguish people from one another.
Cornish is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abbie Cornish (born 1982), Australian actress; Albert J. Cornish (1856–1920), Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court; Audie Cornish (born 1979), American journalist; Charles John Cornish (1858–1906), English naturalist and author; Cyril Cornish (1891–1961), Australian politician