Explore distinctive Cornish names that bring Celtic heritage, regional identity, and authentic character to your stories and creative worlds.
Cornish given names can be drawn directly from the Cornish language itself, as with Lowen, from the Cornish word for happy/joyful.
They can also be inspired by the local history (such as the use of Cornish saint names) and mythology (with Arthurian legend providing several popular names). There are also Cornish variants of popular given names, like Jago, which is a variant of James.
Cornish surnames come from a range of sources, including patronymics (names based on the given names of male ancestors), place names, nature, occupations, and descriptive nicknames.
With place-based surnames, there are several opening syllables that are strongly associated with Cornwall, such as Tre (as in Trevelyan) and Pen (as in Pengelly).
Here are examples inspired by traditional and modern Cornish naming conventions:
Jago Trevelyan
Elowen Tregarron
Meryasek Penrose
Kerensa Trenoweth
Pasco Pendarvis
Senara Trelawny
Lowen Polwhele
Demelza Trewin
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