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I have long loved Celtic names: Welsh, Breton, etc. However, for the longest time I sort of forgot about the Cornish - which is a feat when you think about it, considering how at one point Jennifer (the Cornish form of Guinevere) was one of the most popular girls' names in the Anglophone world!

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But I found an article in my news feed on Facebook (name articles pop up periodically) that had a bunch of uncommon Celtic names to choose for your baby if you wanted to go against what was trending. There were several intriguing names I'd never heard before - and a lot of them were Cornish. That got me to search for Cornish names in BtN, as well as names derived from Cornish roots, and here is a list of those names I've recently taken a liking to:

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Kerensa (one of my new favorites!)
Morwenna (which I now prefer to Morgana, though I still like that name)
Elowen
Eseld
Jennifer (I'd like it more if it weren't so popular)
Demelza
Endellion
Bryluen
Tressa
Ysella
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Veryan
Locryn
Talek
Daveth
Jory
Jowan
Piran / Perran
Credan
Talan (reminds me of "Talon")
Trevelyan

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As for Cornwall itself... is there still a strong presence of Cornish culture in the region? What sets it apart from English culture? Does anyone still speak the language? I'm asking these questions because I really don't know anything about the Cornish...

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Please rate my personal name list:

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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
http://greens-end.myminicity.com