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What do you think of these Cornish names? Most of these are not in the database, so I have included pronunciations and meanings

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Girls
Demelza- 'de-MEL-za' (place name)
Steren- 'STEH-ren' (star)
Rosen- 'ROZ-en' (rose)
Rosenwyn- 'ros-EN-wyn' (fair rose)
Ebrel- 'EB-rel' (April)
Hedra- 'HED-ra' (October)
Kensa- 'KEN-za' (first)
Kerensa / Kerenza- 'Ke-REN-za' (love)
Lowenna- 'lo-WEN-a' (joy)
Morwenna- 'mor-WEN-a' (saint's name)
Sowena- 'so-WE-na' (success)
Tecca- (fairer)
Lamorna -'la-MORN-a'(place name)
Elowen- 'eh-LOW-en' (elm)
Dellen- 'DELL-en' (petal)
Senara- 'se-NAR-a' (place name)
Tegen- 'Tee-gen' (pretty)

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Boys
Daveth- 'DAV-eth' (David)
Gerens- 'Geh-rens' (Geraint)
Corentyn- 'cor-REN-tin' (Corentin)
Jacca- (Jack)
Jory- (nn for George)
Jowan- 'Jo-un' (John)
Kitto (nn for Christopher)
Myghal- 'ma-HAIL' (Michael)
Piran / Perran (saint's name)
Petroc / Petrock 'PETRock'
Yestin 'YES-tin' (Justin)
Costentyn- 'coss-TEN-tin' (Constantin / Constantine)
Nadelek- na-DEL-ek (christmas)
Kea- 'Kay'
Jago- 'JAY-go' (Jacob / James)
Sennen- (place name)
Vyvyan- (Vivian)
Caswyn- 'KAZ-wyn' (fair battle)
Pasco (Pascal)

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Most of my mother's side of the family are from Cornwall, and I know people named Demelza, Kerensa, Lowenna, Jago and Piran