Cornish baby names?

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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

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

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

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.

Petroc for a boy.

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.

Congratulations on your pregnancy

We've recently had a baby girl and are Cornish. We gave her a mainstream first name but her middle name is Lowen.

Also on our list was:

Elowen
Ysella/Isella
Cara
Sennen
Tamara

For boys:
Jago
Levan
Trystan
Lowarn (Cornish for Fox)
Cadoc

Oh and Merlin!

I think Jennifer is Cornish for Guinevere.

I thought Carrick was a good name for a boy in Cornwall (after Carrick Roads estuary on the river Fal).

It was pointed out the dustcarts also had Carrick on the side at that time!

Girls:
Morgelyn
Demelza
Tamsyn
Morwenna
Morvoren
Lamorna
Ysella
Veryan
Kerra
Kerensa
Zennor
Sennen

Boys:
Jago
Treeve
Trevelyan
Piran
Petroc
Diccon

Cormoran

Tegan - prononced Teegan

Lowenna. It’s Cornish for joy!

Ysella

Does nobody else think Loveday sounds a bit like a sort of promotional 'day' launched by a sex toy company?

"Today is LOVEDAY. 50% off vibrators"

There are some gorgeous Cornish names, but that one just jars.

Has anyone mentioned Bethany?

I think you have to be a bit careful of the Poldark effect and go for the more "mainstream" names like Demelza and Morwenna than the more Poldark specific ones like Clowance.

I had a school friend called Loveday. She was teased mercilessly. This was back in the 80s. I think schools would be better at stamping it out now but I'm not sure I'd risk it.

Chessen
Endelyn (we were going to use this as a girl's middle name)
Jowan
Jago
Jammer
Trevelyan

'Piran' is a cornish saint. My Cornish friend has called her boy this :)

Google cornish patron saints and lots of cool names!

I adore Petroc for a boy. Saw it in a book and wanted it but DH was having none of it. It’s a brilliant name.

I know a lovely chap called Trevelyan.... Think it's a cracking name!

I knew a family with kids called - and these are probably spelt completely wrong - Carvor, Acamie and Kavic, I think. I’m sure they said they were Cornish.

Jennifer is indeed Cornish for Guinevere

I once worked with a bloke called Brycchan who said his name was Cornish.

Jago
Jory
Kitto

Elowen
Jennifer / Jenifer
Kerra

Samson
Mawgan