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Cornish girls names

Add your comment  |  August 25, 2010  |  Filed under: General names  |  Written by: Luke

Following yesterday’s news on the birth of David Cameron’s baby girl, and the PM’s subsequent comment about naming the baby something “Cornish”, we’ve put together a list of baby names which originate from Cornwall. (please excuse the obligatory picture of a pasty)

Cornish pasty


Cornish baby names

Beryan
Blejan
Caja
Chesten
Crewenna
Demelza
Ebrel
Elowen
Eseld
Eva
Hedra
Jenifer
Jenna
Kensa
Kerensa
Kerra
Kew
Loveday
Lowenna
Mellyn
Melyor
Metheven
Morveren
Morwenna
Rosen
Senara
Sowena
Steren
Tamsyn
Tecca
Tegen
Tregereth
Tryfena
Wenna

My guess would be Tegen, which means “pretty”; Channel 4 Political Editor Gary Gibbon thinks Lowenna is more likely, which means “joy”. Which of these names, or any of the above Cornish names, do you prefer?

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