Henwyn personek Jeffra (m) Cornish pet form of Geoffrey Personal names Jenefer (f) Cornish equivalent of Guinevere, the wife of King Arthur Perhaps you are expecting a baby and would like to give the child a Cornish name. Here is a list of Jenken (m) Cornish Christian name as well as some personal names in Cornish. surname

Jenna (f) Cornish equivalent of Jane

Androw (m) Cornish equivalent of Andrew Jori (m) Cornish equivalent of George

Arthur (m) the legendary king of Josep (m) Cornish equivalent of Joseph

Aswen (f) saint who gave her name to Advent, Josepa (f) Cornish equivalent of Josephine Cornish patron saint of sweethearts Jowan (m) Cornish equivalent of John Borlewen (f) meaning ‘morning star’ Kaja (f) meaning ‘daisy’ Briallen (f) meaning ‘primrose’ Karadok (m) name of a legendary Duke of Corn- Caradoc (m) the name of a legendary Duke of wall, meaning ‘amiable’ (see also Cara- Cornwall, meaning ‘amiable’ (see also dok) Karadok) Katel (f) Cornish equivalent of Catherine Chesten (f) Cornish equivalent of Christine Ke (m) saint who gave his name to the parish Clemmo (m) Cornish equivalent of Clemence (see of Kea also Klemmo) Kelyn (f) meaning ‘holly’ Conan (m) Cornish saint (see also Konan) Kensa (m/f) meaning ‘first’ Davydh (m) Cornish equivalent of David Kenwyn (m) saint who gave his name to the parish Demelza (m) from the place name on Goss Moor, of Kenwyn meaning ‘Maeldaf’s Fort’ Kerensa (f) meaning ‘love’ Dewi (m) Cornish pet form of David Klemmo (m) Cornish equivalent of Clemence (see Elowen (f) meaning ‘elm tree’ also Clemmo)

Elys (f) Cornish pet form of Elizabeth Kytto (m) Cornish equivalent of Christopher

Eseld (f) from the legend of Tristan and Eseld Konan (m) Cornish saint

Gawen (m) Cornish form of Gawain from the Lowena (f) meaning ‘joy’ Arthurian legends Margh (m) meaning ‘horse’, an early form of the Gerens (m) Cornish form of Geraint, who gave his name Mark name to Gerrans on the Roseland Maria (f) Cornish equivalent of Mary Humfra (m) Cornish equivalent of Humphrey Mathi (m) Cornish pet form of Matthew Hykka (m) Cornish pet form of Richard Melwynn (f) meaning ‘fair honey’ Ia (f) patron saint of St Ives Meriasek (m) patron saint of Igerna (f) the mother of King Arthur Mewan (m) saint who gave his name to St Mewan Jago (m) Cornish equivalent of James near

Jacka (m) Cornish equivalent of Jack Mihal (m) Cornish equivalent of Michael Morgan (m) meaning ‘great song’ Tristan (m) from the legend of Tristan and Eseld

Morgana (f) female equivalent of Morgan Uther (m) the father of King Arthur

Morgelyn (f) meaning ‘sea holly’ Wella (m) Cornish equivalent of William

Morvoren (f) meaning ‘mermaid’ Yestin (m) Cornish equivalent of Justin

Morwenna (f) saint who gave her name to Morwen- stow

Nessa (m/f) meaning ‘second’

Nonna (f) mother of St David of Wales, who gave her name to Altarnun

Nikka (m) Cornish pet form of Nicholas

Pawl (m) Cornish equivalent of Paul

Peder (m) Cornish equivalent of Peter

Peran (m) patron saint of Cornwall

Petrok (m) saint who gave his name to

Piran (m) patron saint of Cornwall (see also Peran)

Rosen (f) meaning ‘rose’

Ruan (m) saint who gave his name to several places on the Lizard

Rudhek (m) Cornish equivalent of Robin

Seleven (m) saint who gave his name to St Levan

Senara (f) saint who gave her name to Zennor

Sewena (f) meaning success

Stefan (m) Cornish equivalent of Stephen

Stefana (f) Cornish equivalent of Stephanie

Talek (m) meaning ‘broad browed’

Talwynn (f) meaning ‘fair browed’

Tamara (f) who gave her name to the , according to legend

Tamsin (f) Cornish equivalent of Thomasina

Taran (m) meaning ‘thunder’

Tegen (f) meaning ‘pretty little thing’

Tekka (f) meaning ‘fairer’

Tewdar (m) the name of a king of Cornwall