Cornish Submitted Names

Cornish names were used in southwest England in the region around Cornwall.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Advikie f Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish verison of Vicky.
Adwen f Welsh, Cornish
Welsh name, in which the second element is gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". It was borne by a Cornish saint, considered to be "the Cornish Saint Dwynwen" as a patron of sweethearts... [more]
Adwenna f Cornish, Welsh
Another form of Dwynwen, patron saint of sweethearts.
Ambros m German (Rare), Cornish, Luxembourgish (Archaic), Romansh
German, Luxembourgish, Romansh and Cornish form of Ambrose. This name was borne by Austrian composer Ambros Rieder (1771-1855).
Androw m English (Archaic), Cornish
Archaic English variant and Cornish form of Andrew. This was borne by Androw Myllar (floruit 1503-1508), the first Scottish printer.
Anneth f Cornish (?)
From the Cornish word annedh "home". A fictional bearer is Anneth Sizemore in Silas House's 2001 novel 'Clay's Quilt'.
Annik f Cornish, French
Cornish cognate and Gallicized form of Annig.
Arthek m Cornish
Derived from Cornish arth "bear" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *arto- "bear").
Arthyen m Cornish
Cornish form of Arthen.
Aswen f Cornish
Variant of Adhwynn.
Austol m Cornish
Meaning unknown. It is the name of a 6th century Cornish Saint.
Benesek m Cornish
Cornish form of Benedict, derived from Latin benedictus "blessed".
Bennath f Cornish (Rare)
Directly taken from Cornish bennath "blessing".
Berlewen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Borlowen "morning star, Venus".
Borlewen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Borlowen "morning star".
Branok m Cornish
Cornish form of Branoc.
Breok m Cornish
Cornish form of Brioc. This name was borne by a Welsh saint who is commemorated in St. Breock.
Bryher f English (British, Rare), Cornish
From the name of an island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall, one of the Isles of Scilly. This was adopted as a pen name by the English novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983).
Bryluen f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from from Old Cornish breilu "rose" (vocative) combined with the singulative suffix en. This is a modern Cornish name.
Bryok m Cornish
Cornish form of Brioc.
Cadan m Cornish, Welsh
Derived from Welsh and Cornish cad "battle" and possibly Welsh man "place" or Welsh nant "brook, stream". This is also the name of a river in Dyfed, Wales.
Cador m Arthurian Cycle, Cornish
Probably a form of Cadeyrn, perhaps derived from its Cornish cognate. In Arthurian romance this was the name of Guinevere's guardian. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, Cador was a ruler of Cornwall and the father of Constantine, King Arthur's successor.... [more]
Caja f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish kaja "daisy".
Carenza f Cornish
Variant of Kerensa, which has been 'used since the early 1970s, but more often in its variant form Karenza' (Dunkling, 1983). However, the name also occurs in medieval France; it belonged to a woman who composed the last two stanzas of an Occitan poem that begins Na Carenza al bel cors avinen, meaning "Lady Carenza of the lovely, gracious body".
Casworon m Cornish
Likely derived from Celtic cad "battle" and kawaro "hero."
Chesten f Cornish
Cornish form of Christine.... [more]
Clemmo m Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of Clement.
Clemo m Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of Clement.
Clesek m Cornish (Archaic)
From Cornish klos, meaning "close".
Corentyn m Cornish
Cornish form of Corentin.
Davydh m Cornish
Cornish form of David.
Delen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish delen "petal, leaf". This is a modern Cornish name.
Delennyk f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Delen. This is a modern Cornish name.
Derowen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "oak" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Derwa f Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Likely derived from Cornish derow "oak trees" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *daru "tree"). Saint Derwa is the patron saint of Menadarva (Merther Derwa in Cornish, translating to grave of St Derwa in English) in the parish of Camborne, Cornwall... [more]
Digory m English (British, Rare), Medieval English, Cornish
Variant of Diggory, used by author C. S. Lewis for a character in his 'Chronicles of Narnia' series.
Doryty f Cornish
Cornish form of Dorothy.
Dzhûan m Cornish
Cornish form of John
Ebbat f Cornish
Cornish diminutive of Elizabeth.
Ebrel f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Ebrel "(month of) April". This is a recent coinage.
Elestren f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish elester meaning "iris flower". This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Eliud m Cornish, Medieval Welsh
Cornish and Middle Welsh form of Eiludd.
Elowyn f Cornish
Variant of Elowen.
Elwen m Cornish, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Elwen was an early saint venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. A chapel at Porthleven in Sithney parish, Cornwall, dedicated to Elwen, existed from the 13th century until 1549, and in Brittany several sites and placenames are associated with possibly related figures.
Elys f Cornish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elizabeth via the archaic variant Elyzabeth.
Emblyn f Cornish, Medieval English
Late medieval English variant of Emmeline. Common in the 16th and 17th centuries, this name eventually died out in England in the 19th century, though it survived in Cornwall.
Endelyn f Cornish
Cornish form of Endellion (which survives in the place name San Endelyn).
Enoder m Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a 5th-century Cornish saint.
Enor f Cornish (Archaic)
Derived from Cornish enor "honor" and apparently used as a vernacular form of Honora.
Enyon m Cornish
Cornish form of Anianus.
Eppow f Cornish
Cornish form of Elizabeth
Faria f Cornish
Cornish form of Maria
Gawen m Cornish, Medieval English, Arthurian Cycle
Middle English form of Gawain, as well as the modern Cornish form.
Gerens m Cornish
Cornish form of Geraint.
Gerren m Cornish
Variant of Gerens.
Glanna f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish glan "clean, clear, pure". This is a modern Cornish name.
Gogmagog m Cornish, Welsh Mythology
In medieval English legend, he is a giant chieftain of Cornwall who was slain by Brutus’s companion Corineus... [more]
Goron m Cornish
Said to be derived from Proto-Celtic *kawaro- "hero, champion" (compare Breton kaour, Welsh cawr "giant, champion"). Saint Goron or Goronus is the patron saint of St Goran, a coastal parish in Cornwall.
Gryffyn m Cornish
Cornish form of Griffin.
Gwalather m Cornish
Derived from Welsh gwaladr "leader".
Gwenna f Cornish, Breton
Younger Cornish form of Wenna and Breton variant of Gwenn.
Gwennol f Cornish (Modern)
Derivd from Cornish gwennel "swallow (the bird)". This is a modern Cornish name.
Gwenora f Cornish
A Cornish form of Guinevere.
Hecka m Cornish
Cornish diminutive of Richard. (Also compare the medieval name Hick.)
Hedra f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Hedra "October". This is a recent coinage.
Hedrek m Cornish
Derived from Celtic hedr, meaning "bold".
Hedrok m Cornish
Variant of Hedrek.
Henna f Cornish
Cornish form of Henrietta
Howel m Cornish, Breton
Cornish cognate of Hywel and Breton variant of Hoel. Howel was the last Cornish king .
Hugoe m Cornish
Cornish form of Hugo
Humfra m Cornish (Rare)
Cornish form of Humphrey.
Hykka m Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish diminutive of Richard.
Isatta f Cornish (Archaic)
Latinized variant of Isatt.
Isett f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Isott. In Cornwall this name survived well into the 1700s.
Ive f Cornish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ia (see second user-submitted name).
Jacca m Cornish
Cornish form of Jack.
Jacka m Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of Jack.
Jajo m Cornish
Cornish form of James
Jakeh m Cornish
Cornish form of John
Jammeh m Cornish
Cornish form of James
Jenefer f Cornish
Variant of Jenifer.
Jenet f Scots, Cornish (Archaic)
Scots and Cornish form of Janet.
Jenifry f Cornish
Cornish form of Gwenfrewi.
Jenna f Cornish
Cornish form of Jane.
Jone f Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of Joan 1.
Jorey m Cornish
Variant of Jory.
Jori m Finnish, Cornish
Finnish form of George and Cornish variant of Jory.
Jorwerth m Cornish
Cornish form of Edward
Jowanet f Cornish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Jowan.
Jyd f Cornish (Rare), Literature
First appeared in children's book "The Doll Who Came Alive" by Cornish author Enys Tregarthen (AKA Nellie Sloggett, Nellie Cornwall.) Jyd Trewerry is a little orphan girl living with her stepmother in a small harbour town in the west of Cornwall.
Kaja f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish kaja "daisy".
Karadok m Cornish (Rare)
Cornish form of Caradog.
Katel f Cornish (Rare)
Cornish form of Catherine.
Kayna f Cornish
Variant of Keyna.
Kekezza f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Comes directly from the Cornish meaning "heath."
Kelyn f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish kelyn "holly".
Kelynen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish kelynnen "hollies". This is a modern Cornish name.
Kenal m Cornish
Cornish form of Cunosaglas.
Kenan m Breton, Cornish
Breton and Cornish cognate of Cynan.
Keneder m Cornish
Cornish form of Cunosetros.
Kensa f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish kensa "first". This is a modern Cornish name.
Kenver m Cornish
Cornish form of Cunmorus.
Keresen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "cherry" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Kerra f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish kerra "dearer" (the comparative form of ker "dear, precious"). This is a modern Cornish name.
Kevern m Cornish
Younger form of Kaveran, itself derived from Achebrannus which in turn was a Latinization of Irish Accobran or Áed Cobhran.
Kitto m Cornish
Cornish diminutive of Christopher.
Konan m Cornish
Cornish form of Conan.
Lamorna f Cornish, English (British, Rare)
From a Cornish place name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from lann "area around a church" combined with a contracted form of morlanow "high tide". It appears in the title of the folk song 'Way Down to Lamorna', as well as W. H. Davies' poem 'Lamorna Cove' (1929).
Locryn m Cornish
Possibly from Lloegyr, the medieval Welsh name for a region of southeastern Britain, which is of unknown meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the historical realm (which he Latinized as Loegria) was named after Locrinus, the eldest son of Brutus of Troy and Innogen.
Loudey f Medieval English, Cornish
Medieval form of Leofdæg. Although in most of England it died out after the Middle Ages, this name survived in Cornwall, especially in the form Lowdie.
Loveday f & m English (African), English (British, Rare), Cornish (Rare), Medieval English, Literature
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably... [more]
Lowdie f Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish vernacular form of Loveday.
Lowdy f Cornish
Cornish form of Loveday.
Lowen m Cornish (Modern)
Means "joyful" in Cornish. This is a recent coinage.
Lowena f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish lowena "happiness, bliss, joy". This is a modern Cornish name.
Lowenna f Cornish
Variant of Lowena.
Maban m Medieval Breton, Cornish (Archaic)
Derived from Proto-Brythonic mab "son".
Madern m Cornish
Variant of Madron.
Mailli f Cornish
Cornish form of Molly.
Margeryt f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Margaret, recorded in the 1600s.
Maryn f Cornish
Variant of Merryn.
Massen m Cornish
Cornish form of Maximus via Welsh Macsen.
Mathi m Cornish
Cornish diminutive of Matthew.
Mayhow m Cornish
Cornish form of Mayhew
Melder f Cornish (Modern)
Means "honey-sweet" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Melliar f Cornish (Archaic)
Likely a variant of Melyor.
Mellyn f Cornish
Yellow Haired
Mellyora f Literature, Cornish (?)
Variant of Meliora used in Victoria Holt's novel The Legend of the Seventh Virgin (1964), a historical romance set in Cornwall.
Melwynn f Cornish (Rare)
Derived from Cornish mel "honey" and gwynn "fair; white; blessed".
Melyonen f Cornish (Modern)
Means "violet" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Melyor f Cornish (Archaic)
Form of Meliora recorded in the 16th century in St. Breage, Cornwall.
Meriasek m Cornish
Conrish form of Meriadeg. Saint Meriasek was a 4th-century Breton saint. The legends of his life are known through Beunans Meriasek, a Cornish language play known from a single surviving manuscript copy dated 1504, and a few other sources... [more]
Merrin f & m Cornish
Although the exact origin and meaning of this name are unknown, many modern-day academics believe this name to be the (possibly Anglicized) Cornish form of Morien.... [more]
Metheven f Cornish
Means "June" in Cornish (literally "midsummer"). This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Mewan m Cornish
Cornish form of Meven.
Mighal m Cornish
Variant of Myghal.
Mighel m Cornish
Cornish form of Michael
Mihâl m Cornish
Cornish variant of Michael
Miniver f Cornish, Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Anglicized 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... [more]
Morgelyn f Cornish (Rare)
Derived from Cornish morgelyn "sea holly".
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)... [more]
Myhal m Cornish
Variant of Myghal.
Nectan m Cornish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory suggests, however, that this name might be derived from Proto-Celtic *nixto- "clean".... [more]
Neot m Medieval Cornish, Cornish (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps ultimately from Nodens. Saint Neot was a 9th-century Cornish monk who gave his name to a village in Cornwall. His feast day is the 31st July.
Nessa f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish nessa "second; nearest".
Newlyn f Cornish
Cornish form of Nolwenn. It belonged to a 5th-century Cornish saint.
Noy m Cornish
Cornish form of Noah 1. The name coincides with Cornish noy "nephew".
Pascoe m Medieval English, Cornish
Medieval English diminutive of Pascal and Cornish variant of Pasco.
Pawl m Welsh, Cornish
Welsh and Cornish form of Paulus (see Paul).
Pawly m Cornish
Diminutive of Pawl.
Peder m Cornish
Cornish form of Peter.
Peran m Cornish
Variant of Piran.
Perran m Cornish
Variant of Piran.
Peswera f Cornish (Modern)
Means "fourth" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Petroc m Cornish
Cornish form of Peter.
Petrok m Cornish
Cornish form of Pedrog and Pereg.
Redigana f Cornish (Archaic)
Latinized form of Redigon.
Redigon f Medieval English, Medieval Cornish, Cornish (Archaic)
A medieval English vernacular form of Radegund, the name of a 6th-century Frankish queen and saint. In England, a number of churches were dedicated to Saint Radegund in the medieval period.
Rewan m Cornish
Variant of Ruan.
Rosen f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish rosen, the collective form of ros "rose".
Rosenwyn f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Rosen and Cornish gwynn "fair, white, blessed". This is a modern Cornish name.
Ruan m Cornish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Saint Ruan was probably a brother of Saint Tudwal of Tréguier, but little else is known of him beyond that he was probably an Irish missionary and many churches in Devon and Cornwall in England were named after him... [more]
Rumon m Cornish
Variant of Ruan.
Ryol m Cornish
Possibly derives from rigalis and thusly mean "king". It is the name of the king in the Cornish drama Bewnans Meryasek.
Santo m Cornish
Cornish diminutive of Alexander.
Senara f Cornish
From the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name Azenor or the old Celtic Senovara... [more]
Sennen f Cornish
The coastal civil parish and village in Cornwall, England.
Sevi m & f Cornish
Means "strawberries" in Cornish.
Sidwell f History (Ecclesiastical), Cornish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Sadfyl which itself is considered a Cornish calque of Old English sidu "morality, good conduct; purity; modesty" as well as "ritual, religious practice, rite" and Old English full "full, filled, complete, entire" and hence understood as "the virtuous one"... [more]
Sowena f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish sowena "success, prosperity, welfare". This is a modern Cornish name.
Splanna f Cornish (Modern)
Means "brighter" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Talan m Cornish, Medieval Cornish
Possibly derived from Cornish tal "brow; forehead".
Talek m Cornish
Derived from Cornish talek "big-browed", ultimately from Old Cornish talawg "high forehead" or "big brow".
Talwyn f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish tal "brow; forehead; temple" and gwynn "fair; white; blessed". This is a modern Cornish name.
Tamara f Cornish, Celtic Mythology
In Cornish folklore, Tamara is a nymph who lived in the underworld and wanted to wander freely in the mortal world, against the advice of her parents. When she falls in love with the giant Tawradge, she refuses to return to the underworld with her father... [more]
Tegen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish tegen "pretty thing, jewel, ornament".
Tewdar m Cornish
Cornish cognate of Tudur.
Thomasin f English (Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
English vernacular form of Thomasina. This was one of the most popular English girls' names in the 16th century. It was used by Thomas Hardy for a character in his novel The Return of the Native (1878).
Tommas m Cornish, Danish (Rare)
Cornish form and Danish variant of Thomas.
Tomsin f Cornish (Archaic)
Contracted form of Thomasin.
Treave m Cornish
Variant of Treeve.
Treeve m Cornish
Derived from Cornish tre "farmstead, dwelling, town, village, home".
Tregereth f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Means "mercy" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Tremaine m & f African American, Cornish
Historically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [more]
Tressa f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish tressa "third". This is a modern Cornish name.
Trueth f Cornish
Means "compassion" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Vennor m Cornish
Middle 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 Cornish
From 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)... [more]
Wella m Cornish
Cornish form of William.
Willmott f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Wilmot, which in Cornwall survived the Middle Ages as a strictly feminine name.
Willym m Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of William.
Wilmotta f Cornish (Archaic)
Latinized form of Willmott.
Wyllow m Cornish
The name of a 6th Century Cornish saint.
Yakob m Cornish
Cornish form of Jacob used in Cornish Bible translations.
Yestin m Cornish
Cornish form of Justin.
Ysella f Cornish
Derived from Cornish ysel "modest". This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Zennor m & f Cornish (Rare)
Name of a Cornish village derived from the local saint, St Senara. In current use.
Zenoby f American (South, Rare, Archaic), Cornish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Zenobia, prevalent in Cornwall and Devon as well as in the southern states of the US.