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Some Cornish names
My mother's side of the family are all from the region of Cornwall in England and I'm interested to know your opinions on these Cornish names. Some are in the database and the others are names I found on a different website. Thank you :)Girls: (meaning is in brackets)
Blejan (Flower)
Caja (Daisy)
Demelza (place name)
Ebrel (April)
Elowen (Elm)
Eseld (form of Isolde)
Hedra (October)
Kensa (First)
Kerensa (Love)
Kerra (Dearer)
Loveday
Lowenna (Joy)
Morwenna (Saint's name)
Rosen (Rose, pronounced Roz-en)
Sowena (Success)
Steren (Star)
Tamsin / Tamsyn (form of Thomasina / Thomasine)
Tecca (Fairer)
Wenna (Saint's name)Boys:
Cadan
Cador (name of a King)
Daveth (form of David)
Gerens (name of a King and a Saint)
Jacca (form of Jack)
Jago (form of Jacob)
Jory (form of George)
Jowan (form of John)
Margh (form of Mark)
Melor (Saint's name)
Meriasek (Saint's name)
Myghal (form of Michael)
Pasco (form of Pascal)
Peder (form of Peter)
Piran (Saint's name)
Petrok (Saint's name)
Ruan (Saint's name)
Talan
Talek
Yestin (form of Justin)
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Please help with the pn of these names...Blejan (Flower)
Caja (Daisy)
Demelza (place name)
Ebrel (April)
Elowen (Elm)
Eseld (form of Isolde)
Steren (Star)
Tamsin / Tamsyn (form of Thomasina / Thomasine)
Tecca (Fairer)
Wenna (Saint's name)Boys:
Jago (form of Jacob)
Jowan (form of John)
Margh (form of Mark)
Melor (Saint's name)
Meriasek (Saint's name)
Myghal (form of Michael)
Petrok (Saint's name)
Ruan (Saint's name)
Talan
Talek
Yestin (form of Justin)
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Girls: (meaning is in brackets)
Blejan (Flower) - but for the meaning, I'd think it a boys name. it's ok
Caja (Daisy) - nice, way better than Dailsy
Demelza (place name) - don't like it
Ebrel (April) - ok, way better than April
Elowen (Elm) - I could get used to it
Eseld (form of Isolde) - ok
Hedra (October) - nms
Kensa (First) - nice
Kerensa (Love) - nice
Kerra (Dearer) - nms
Loveday - nmsaa
Lowenna (Joy) - nice
Morwenna (Saint's name) - I like it
Rosen (Rose, pronounced Roz-en) - sounds German to me, it's ok
Sowena (Success) - I could get used to it
Steren (Star) - ok
Tamsin / Tamsyn (form of Thomasina / Thomasine) - So much better than the originals
Tecca (Fairer) - nms
Wenna (Saint's name) - nms, makes me think of 'when'Boys:
Cadan - nice, but sounds popular
Cador (name of a King) - great
Daveth (form of David) - ok
Gerens (name of a King and a Saint) - nms
Jacca (form of Jack) - sounds like what I'd say instead of eeew
Jago (form of Jacob) - LOVE IT!
Jory (form of George) - better than the original
Jowan (form of John) - great
Margh (form of Mark) - sounds more like a form of Margareth
Melor (Saint's name) - nms

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