[Opinions] Re: Cornish names
in reply to a message by Nirvanna
Girls
Demelza- lovely name, well known where I live because its the name of a childrens charity
Steren- nice but I prefer the welsh version of Seren
Rosen- 'ROZ-en' (rose)- okay but has a surnamey feel to it
Rosenwyn- 'ros-EN-wyn' (fair rose)- pretry
Ebrel- 'EB-rel' (April) - not my style
Hedra- 'HED-ra' (October) as above
Kensa- 'KEN-za' (first)- pretty
Kerensa / Kerenza- 'Ke-REN-za' (love)- one of my favorite names, I prefer the Kerensa spelling
Lowenna- 'lo-WEN-a' (joy) - nice
Morwenna- 'mor-WEN-a' (saint's name)- nice
Sowena- 'so-WE-na' (success)- okay but the Sow bit at the beginning is a bit off putting
Tecca- (fairer)- dont like
Lamorna -'la-MORN-a'(place name)dont like
Elowen- 'eh-LOW-en' (elm)- nice
Dellen- 'DELL-en' (petal) not my style
Senara- 'se-NAR-a' (place name)okay but not something I would use
Tegen- 'Tee-gen' (pretty)- okay
Boys
Daveth- 'DAV-eth' (David)- lovely
Gerens- 'Geh-rens' (Geraint)- I prefer Geraint
Corentyn- 'cor-REN-tin' (Corentin)- dont like
Jacca- (Jack) - dont like
Jory- (nn for George)- lovely
Jowan- 'Jo-un' (John)- okay
Kitto (nn for Christopher)- interesting
Myghal- 'ma-HAIL' (Michael)- nice
Piran / Perran (saint's name)- lovely
Petroc / Petrock 'PETRock' - not sure about this
Yestin 'YES-tin' (Justin)- okay though I prefer Justin
Costentyn- 'coss-TEN-tin' (Constantin / Constantine)-okay but I prefer constantine
Nadelek- na-DEL-ek (christmas)- dont like
Kea- 'Kay' prefer Kay
Jago- 'JAY-go' (Jacob / James)- nice
Sennen- (place name)- not my style
Vyvyan- (Vivian)- prefer Vivian, I have met a man called Vyvyan
Caswyn- 'KAZ-wyn' (fair battle)- okay
Pasco (Pascal)- nice
Demelza- lovely name, well known where I live because its the name of a childrens charity
Steren- nice but I prefer the welsh version of Seren
Rosen- 'ROZ-en' (rose)- okay but has a surnamey feel to it
Rosenwyn- 'ros-EN-wyn' (fair rose)- pretry
Ebrel- 'EB-rel' (April) - not my style
Hedra- 'HED-ra' (October) as above
Kensa- 'KEN-za' (first)- pretty
Kerensa / Kerenza- 'Ke-REN-za' (love)- one of my favorite names, I prefer the Kerensa spelling
Lowenna- 'lo-WEN-a' (joy) - nice
Morwenna- 'mor-WEN-a' (saint's name)- nice
Sowena- 'so-WE-na' (success)- okay but the Sow bit at the beginning is a bit off putting
Tecca- (fairer)- dont like
Lamorna -'la-MORN-a'(place name)dont like
Elowen- 'eh-LOW-en' (elm)- nice
Dellen- 'DELL-en' (petal) not my style
Senara- 'se-NAR-a' (place name)okay but not something I would use
Tegen- 'Tee-gen' (pretty)- okay
Boys
Daveth- 'DAV-eth' (David)- lovely
Gerens- 'Geh-rens' (Geraint)- I prefer Geraint
Corentyn- 'cor-REN-tin' (Corentin)- dont like
Jacca- (Jack) - dont like
Jory- (nn for George)- lovely
Jowan- 'Jo-un' (John)- okay
Kitto (nn for Christopher)- interesting
Myghal- 'ma-HAIL' (Michael)- nice
Piran / Perran (saint's name)- lovely
Petroc / Petrock 'PETRock' - not sure about this
Yestin 'YES-tin' (Justin)- okay though I prefer Justin
Costentyn- 'coss-TEN-tin' (Constantin / Constantine)-okay but I prefer constantine
Nadelek- na-DEL-ek (christmas)- dont like
Kea- 'Kay' prefer Kay
Jago- 'JAY-go' (Jacob / James)- nice
Sennen- (place name)- not my style
Vyvyan- (Vivian)- prefer Vivian, I have met a man called Vyvyan
Caswyn- 'KAZ-wyn' (fair battle)- okay
Pasco (Pascal)- nice
This message was edited 5/15/2007, 1:55 PM