Cornish

Blejan is a Cornish feminine given name meaning "flower". Derived directly from the Cornish language, it reflects the region's Celtic linguistic heritage and its tradition of nature-inspired names. While not widely used...

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Daveth M Cornish Cornish

Daveth is a Cornish form of David. It represents a distinct regional adaptation of the perennially popular biblical name, specific to Cornwall, a Celtic nation in southwestern Britain. EtymologyThe name Daveth is derived...

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Elowen F Cornish Cornish

Elowen is a modern Cornish female name meaning "elm tree". It was coined relatively recently, drawing on the Cornish word for the elm tree, which holds a place in Celtic and local folklore. Origin and Etymology Elowen de...

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Elowyn F Cornish Cornish

Elowyn is a variant of the Cornish name Elowen, which means "elm tree" in the Cornish language. This name belongs to a category of modern Cornish names that have been revived or coined in recent decades as part of a broa...

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Eseld F Cornish Cornish

Eseld is the Cornish form of the legendary name Iseult. It directly descends from the figure of the same tale: Iseult, the Irish princess at the center of the tragic love story with Tristan.The origins of Iseult are unce...

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Jago M Cornish Cornish

Jago is a given name of Cornish origin, functioning as the Cornish form of Jacob. The name is part of a broader family of variants across the British Isles and beyond, linking back through Welsh and Latin to the biblical...

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Jenifer F Cornish English +1 Cornish English Spanish

Jenifer is a female given name derived as a variant of Jennifer. While it shares the same origin and meaning, its spelling offers a less common alternative to the more widespread Jennifer, yet retains the same lyrical qu...

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Jory M Cornish Cornish

Jory is the Cornish form of George, from the Greek Γεώργιος (Georgios) meaning “farmer, earthworker.” While the name George has ancient Greek origins and a global presence through saints and royalty, Jory is a distinctly...

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Jowan M Cornish Cornish

Jowan is the Cornish form of John, making it a distinctive but ancient variant of one of the most widespread names in the Western world. Deriving from the Hebrew name Yoḥanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious" (from the eleme...

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Karenza F Cornish Cornish

Karenza is a variant of the Cornish name Kerensa, meaning "love" in the Cornish language. This feminine name belongs to a rich tradition of Cornish names that draw on the native Celtic vocabulary, often derived from posi...

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Kerensa F Cornish Cornish

Kerensa is a Cornish female given name meaning "love" in the Cornish language. It is derived from the Cornish word kerensa (or keren), directly signifying love, affection, or charity. As a modern revival name, Kerensa em...

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Kerenza F Cornish Cornish

Kerenza is a Cornish feminine name, derived as a variant of Kerensa. Kerensa itself means "love" in the Cornish language, a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages. While less common than its parent form,...

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Mabyn F Cornish Cornish

Mabyn, also known as Mabena or Mabon, is a female Cornish saint who lived in the 5th–6th centuries. She is traditionally considered one of the many children of Brychan, the legendary Welsh king and founder of the kingdom...

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Margh M Cornish Cornish

EtymologyMargh is the Cornish form of Mark, a name with deep roots in Latin and early Christian history. It ultimately derives from the Roman praenomen Marcus, which itself is thought to come from the god Mars, the Roman...

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Meraud F Cornish Cornish

Meraud is a rare Cornish female given name of uncertain etymology, though it may be derived from the Cornish word mor meaning "sea." The name's precise origins remain obscure, as it does not appear in early Cornish recor...

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Merryn F Cornish Cornish

Merryn is a female given name of Cornish origin, though its meaning remains uncertain. The name is most notably associated with an early Cornish male saint, Saint Merryn (also known as Merryn or Meryn), whose cult is cen...

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Morwen F Cornish Welsh Cornish Welsh

Morwen is a feminine given name of Cornish and Welsh origin, functioning as a variant of Morwenna. The name is deeply rooted in early British Celtic history and hagiography.EtymologyThe root name Morwenna derives from th...

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Morwenna F Cornish Welsh Cornish Welsh

Etymology and Meaning Morwenna is a Cornish and Welsh feminine name, most commonly derived from the Old Cornish word moroin, meaning "maiden, girl". This root is related to the Welsh morwyn (maiden). In Wales and Brittan...

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Myghal M Cornish Cornish

Myghal is the Cornish form of the name Michael. In Cornwall, the name was adapted from the English Michael through the linguistic processes common to the Cornish language, including the lenition of initial consonants and...

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Pasco M Cornish Cornish

Etymology and OriginsPasco is the Cornish form of Pascal. Both ultimately derive from the Latin name Paschalis, meaning "relating to Easter." This comes from Latin Pascha ("Easter"), itself from Hebrew pesaḥ ("Passover")...

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Piran M Cornish Cornish

Piran is a name of Cornish origin, derived as a form of the Irish name Ciarán. The name is most famously associated with a 5th-century Irish monk who became a missionary to Cornwall and founded a monastery near present-d...

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Steren F Cornish Cornish

Steren is a Cornish feminine given name meaning "star". The name directly derives from the Cornish word steren (plural stery), which is a native Brittonic term cognate with modern Breton steredenn and Welsh seren, ultima...

Cornish Names