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Cornish surnames are surnames used by Cornish people and often derived from the Cornish language such as Jago, Trelawney or Enys. Others have strong roots in the region and many in the UK with names such as Eddy, Stark or Rowe are likely to have Cornish origins.
This is a select list of Cornish dialect words in English—while some of these terms are obsolete others remain in use. [1] [2] Many Cornish dialect words have their origins in the Cornish language and others belong to the West Saxon group of dialects which includes West Country English: consequently words listed may not be exclusive to Cornwall.
Pages in category "Cornish-language surnames" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. ... Goldsworthy (name) Grose (surname) H. Hammett; Hocking ...
Roscoe (also spelled Rosco, Roscow, [1] and Ruscoe [2]) is a Cornish name [3] originating from the Old Norse words for "doe wood" [4] or "roebuck copse". [5] It is also an Americanized spelling of the French name Racicot , [ 5 ] and possibly a corruption of Roscrowe.
Cornish surnames and personal names remain common, and are often distinct from English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Manx names, although there is a similarity to the related Welsh and Breton names in many instances. Similarly, the majority of place names in Cornwall are still Brittonic.
The top names for boys in the early 20th century included John, William, James, George, Robert and Richard.
Bum Boys (pejorative, and very offensive nowadays) Banbury Bandies, Bangers Barking Pooches, Mads Barnsley Barnzolians, Tykes, [4] Colliers (a former mining community), Dingles (pejorative, by people from Sheffield) Barnstaple Barneys (pejorative when alluding to Barney Rubble of the Flintstones) [5] Barrow in Furness
Jago is a name first found in Cornwall (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".
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