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in reply to a message by Vivian Terry
Vivian,
Trevelyan is medieval in origin, but it's Cornish (extreme SW England), not French. It derives from a placename in Cornwall, given as "Trevelien" in the "Domesday Book" (pre-1100), and originally means "homestead or settlement (Cornish "tref") of a man named Elian".
- Daividh
Trevelyan is medieval in origin, but it's Cornish (extreme SW England), not French. It derives from a placename in Cornwall, given as "Trevelien" in the "Domesday Book" (pre-1100), and originally means "homestead or settlement (Cornish "tref") of a man named Elian".
- Daividh
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