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[Facts] Cornish names
Cornish names are not really common in any part of the UK, but some are definitely more used than others; Morwenna for instance. You could categorise them as British, which would make better sense (and not get your summer house burnt down by nationalists :)
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A specific question for you Merriment....Do you know if the Welsh SURNAMES Bevan, Price, Pryce, Parry, Yale, etc are used as GIVEN names in Wales?
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They were, but the generation in which they were used is the pre-World War II generation, so they are dying out. These days Welsh first names are used when people want to express their 'Welshness'. But surname forms of some names survive better - Meredith has appeared as a girls' name to run alongside the original male Maredudd, and Griffith for boys is fairly rare, but no rarer than Gruffudd. And Rees/Reece may or may not be as common as Rhys, but Rhys is in use all over the UK now, so 'easier' spellings are common too.
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Thanks Merriment!
One more question: do you get GUENDOLEN, GUENEVERE, GWENETH, GWENNETH, or GYNETH in Wales?
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Those spellings? rarely if at all, I'd sayq
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