This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Cornish; and a substring is v.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Metheven f CornishMeans "June" in Cornish (literally "midsummer"). This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Miniver f Cornish, Welsh, Welsh MythologyAnglicized form of
Menfre, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Menfre, born c.471, was one of the many holy daughters of King Brychan Brycheiniog. 'St. Menfre appears to have been active in Wales, around Minwear, near Haverfordwest, in Dyfed but, later, left her native land in order to evangelise the Cornish.' The early use of the name was in Cornwall where it appears to be a regional form of
Guinevere... [
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Morvoren f Cornish (Modern, Rare)Derived from Cornish
morvoren "mermaid" (ultimately from Cornish
mor "sea" and
moren "maiden"). This was the bardic name or pseudonym of a member of the Gorsedh Kernow (Katherine Lee Jenner, 1904)... [
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Treeve m CornishDerived from Cornish
tre "farmstead, dwelling, town, village, home".
Vennor m CornishMiddle name of Captain Ross Poldark, the main character in the historical television series Poldark. Ross Vennor Poldark is his full name on the BBC show.
Veryan f & m CornishFrom the name of a Cornish town, which is taken from
Sen Veryan meaning "Saint Veryan", a Cornish corruption of
Severian, itself a corrupted form of
Symphorian (the saint to whom the village church is dedicated)... [
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