Some translate the name, the rock-man's house; but it is rather from car-Dinham, the rock or dwelling of Dinham. Cardinham was in fact at one time the residence of Lord Dinham. Cf. Tredinham.
CARCLEW. From Carclew, anc. Crucglew and Crucgleu, a barton in Mylor in Kerrier, which Tonkin thinks may come from "cruc-clew, the enclosure of barrows or by barrows, of which there are several in the adjoining commons." Qu.: from cryk-gleu, glew, the moist, wet, or stiff barrow. Corclew would seem to be the same name.
CARDELL. From car-dol, the stony vale.
CARDEW. See Cardew.
CARE, CARR. From car, a rock, or caer, a city, town, fortified place, castle. Hence the names Carah and Carrah. There was a Peter de Cara Villa.
CAREW, CAREY. A family said to be descended from Gerald de Carrio. According to some Carey is another form of this name, which circ. 1300 was spelt De Carru. Indeed the Carews of the West of England pronounce their name Cary. Some say the ancient family of Cary derived its name from the manor of Cary or Kari (as it is called in Domesday), in the parish of St. Giles-on-the-Heath, near Launceston. Carew Castle is near Milford Haven. Carew says his family was denominated from one Carrow or Karrow that came into England with the Conqueror. Hals says the arms of the Carrows and Carews are the same. He suggests some absurd etymologies of the name. It has been derived from carau, a stag, pl. carew; caer-eau, a Cornish-French compound, would translate the castle on the water, and chy-ar-eau, the house on the water. It
