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Cornish baby names?

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pinkdressinggown · 09/02/2020 09:10

Hi all,

Newley pregnant so it's very easy days, but starting to look for baby names. My husband has strong links to Cornwall and we got married there, so I'd love to find a nice Cornish name. Does anyone know of any that aren't too 'out there' - thinking along the lines of Gabriel or Gethin in Wales? Love those ones, but wrong Celtic location!

Boy and girl names welcome!

Thanks Smile

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CakeRattleandRoll · 10/02/2020 13:30

My favourite boy's name trio: Jago, Jory and Jowan (aka James, George and John). Also like Kitto.
Jennifer, Morwenna or Tegan (TEG-an with a short 'e') for a girl.

mumdebump · 10/02/2020 12:57

Petroc for a boy.

doublebarrellednurse · 10/02/2020 11:11

I love morwenna and Morgan. Tamar (Taymar I've also seen it spelt). Eden. Lowen.

Could go hardcore and go Brunel 🤪 or controversial Devon.

I'm Cornish btw. Those last two may be a joke.

Inmyownlittlecorner · 10/02/2020 11:08

I know a girl called Mailli (pronounced Maylee) which is Cornish for Mary or Molly.

Mybobowler · 10/02/2020 11:01

Merryn and Piran (boy's name, rhymes with Keiran) were on my name lists. Cornish names are great!

KindKylie · 10/02/2020 10:57

There's a Veryan near me actually! I hadn't ade the connection before

AlliKaneErikson · 10/02/2020 10:29

I love the Cornish place names Veryan and Gwithian (but wasn’t brave enough to use them!).

Whatdotheywear · 10/02/2020 10:27

Treev - Boy's name

poppyviolet · 10/02/2020 10:25

How about after a place in Cornwall - Sennen?
I know someone called Kynance too!

INeedToGetHealthy · 10/02/2020 00:17

My DM joked about me being called Demelza due to her Cornish heritage but she went with a name that was popular in the mid 1970s. I did call one of my dolls Demelza though.

GrumpyHoonMain · 10/02/2020 00:09

Ruan

Mammyloveswine · 10/02/2020 00:07

Goffanon

Cornishqween · 10/02/2020 00:05

I don't know loads but half of my family are Cornish and my cousin has named his two boys traditional Cornish names, Koen and Tean and I think they're lovely. So many lovely names to choose from Smile

KindKylie · 09/02/2020 23:34

If you look at look at place names -

Mabyn
Mawgan
Gwithian
Isaac
Merryn

june2007 · 09/02/2020 23:34

Some of these names are very mainstream and never would have thought of as Cornish peticulaly. (Such as Tamara, Loveday, Tamsin)

KindKylie · 09/02/2020 23:28

I met a Zennor from Cornwall once.

I also love Morwenna, Loveday and Sennen.

We're in the West Country and I know adults called Kerensa and Tamara.

MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 09/02/2020 23:21

Carenza

One of my favourite names ❤️

BlackCatsRule88 · 09/02/2020 23:18

(I’m aware Lamorna is a name in its own right obviously)

BlackCatsRule88 · 09/02/2020 23:17

I met a Lamorna recently and thought it was a beautiful name. Turns out it’s the name of a village and cove in Cornwall. Google maps could be a could place for inspiration if you don’t find a name you like!

ritalove · 09/02/2020 12:45

Boy-
Jory
Lowen

Girl-
Ia
Kerra
Senara

Congrats!!

Ricekrispie22 · 09/02/2020 10:22

Elowen
Isolde
Jenna
Kelyn
Tamara
Tamsin
Tegen

Conan
Tristan
Caden
Gryffyn

RubaiyatOfAnyone · 09/02/2020 10:01

The ones at my school that were more “mainstream” were Kerenza, Demelza, Tamsin, Kenza. I always had a soft spot for Dellenyk and Benneth though.

musicinspring1 · 09/02/2020 09:30

Elowyn

Weedsnseeds1 · 09/02/2020 09:26

Kerensa
Dezel
Endellion
Demelza
Corwenna
Kerris
Kew
Mabin
Keyne
Meraud
Merryn
Pascoe
Jago

Strugglingtodomybest · 09/02/2020 09:24

nameberry.com/blog/cornish-baby-names

There you go, that should get you started.

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