High Tide Jangye-ryn
Also known as Dollar cove owing to the wreck of a 17th century ship that has yielded some silver coins over the years.
The geology here is of special interest with the contorted strata of the clif...
Jangye-ryn
The curiously named Jangye-ryn, located just around the corner from Gunwalloe beach on the Lizard Peninsula.
I believe there are some interesting geological formations somewhere here....
Poldhu Cove Panorama
Poldhu Cove on the Lizard Peninsula.
This wasn't even low tide and there was too much beach to fit on one photo (this is 3 stitched together).
Poldhu is perhaps best known for being the site of G...
Summer Field
Dandelions on a field on a summer's day...
Thought it would be interesting and informative for those considering giving their child/children a Cornish name to get an idea what names are already in use and approximately how many children you know with that particular name. There may be several variations E.g. a few examples as follows:
Thanks FlammNew, but I know there are loads of books around on names for the Cornish etc, or do you mean he's written one that lists names currently in use?
If that's not the case and you misunderstood me what I'm asking for is who do you know who has been given a uniquely Cornish name (or at least one closely associated with Cornwall). I'm not asking for common names like Jenefer, Denzil etc and I'm not asking for surnames to go with them or any other info that identifies individuals. If Pol has published a book giving names that are being used right now we can give the details here and forget this thread.
The list of names above are the birth names of people I know of (ie alive today). Sometime people are a bit wary of giving their children an unusual name, but if they know there are other children around with a name they like, it might give them that extra bit of confidence.
My son has a first name that I haven't seen given to another child and he loves being unique (well until he finds out someone else has it). My daughter moans about hers, because she says people aren't sure sure how to pronounce it. The more common they become the more likely it is that more people will know how to pronounce them (eg there can't be many people that don't know how to pronounce Jenefer or Tamsin now).
My two have middle names that are a bit more common so if they hate their first name they can always resort to using the second
That's a mighty fine long list CJ! I forgot there are quite a few Tristans, Kerensas, Lowenas, Morwennas and Lovedays around.
I'm never sure when I here the name Tegan (pronounced TEE-gan whether it's a version of Tegen or not).
I see in one web site with suggestions for baby girls names they have the meaning of Tamsin down as "A free person. A feminine form of Charles". New one on me. Also Tamsyn as a native American name.
The majority of your list CJ are obviously Cornish, but I bet they get asked if they're Welsh. A few e.g. Bronwen and Glynn may well have been Welsh anyway and also perhaps Tegan (Tegen being more likely Cornish).
I know someone with children, one daughter called Morvah and a son called Davy. I also used to know two girls who must be in there 30s now called Nessa (2nd born) and Tressa(third born)and I'm pretty sure I've met a Kensa (first born).
There were some other children (now adults) I knew called Tudur and Petrok (I think the spellings are correct).
Tegen is Cornish through and through and should be pronounced TEG-un, not TEE-gun (blame the Aussies). Tryphena is a feminine and Celticised version of the Latin word "tribune" (the masculine form was adopted into Celtic as Tryphun. Nessa means "next" not "second". Oh, and Tamsyn is the Cornish version of Thomasina.
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New one on me. Also Tamsyn as a native American name.