BANDRY. From ban-dre, the high dwelling; or ban-dreath, the high gravel.
BARAGWANATH, BARAGWANETH. Pryce renders bara-gwanath wheaten bread; but the name is rather from bar-gwanath, the top of the wheat (field?).
BARGUS, BURGUS. From Bargus in Perran Arwathal; from bargus, the top of the wood. Hals says St. Issey was taxed either under the jurisdiction of Polton or Burge, now Burgus, i. e. Turris.
BARICOAT. This name may be from Bary Court, in Jacobstow; from bar-i-coat, over the wood.
BARNACOTT, BARNECOAT, BARNECOTT, BARNICOAT, BARNICOTT. From barna-cot, the barn cot.
BARSOU. From bar-seu, the black top or summit. Pryce gives Bursue as the name of a village.
BASTARD, found BASTARDE. This name may not always refer to illegitimacy; viz., from bast-ard, base-descended. The Cornwall Directory contains as many persons of this name as do the London Directories. There is indeed a place called Bastard near St. Genny's, the last syllable of which may be from arth, ard, high.
BASWEDNACK. From the manor of Baswedneck, in Zennar; from bos-gwydn-ack, the white house. Pryce renders To-wedn-ack, Ty-widn-ick, the white dwelling near a port.
BATH. When of Cornish origin, perhaps from bedh, beth, a grove. There is a place called Bath Pool.
BATHER. Lower renders this name the keeper of a bath; Ferguson, a baptiser; from A. S. bœzere, bezera, from bœd, bœth, a bath. As a Cornish name, it may beB 2
