may also be from car, a rock. Carrew, Carrey, and Carry are perhaps the same name.
CARGEEGE, CARKEEK, CARKEET, KARKEEK, KERGECK, KERGEEK. From car-quîk, the rocky village; or car-key, kè, the stone hedge; or perhaps even from car-kie, kei, the dog's rock.
CARGENWEN. See Curgenwen.
CARHAYES, CARAHAYES, CARYHAYES. Pryce renders Carhayes "the enclosed castle."
CARHART. Carhart in St. Breock; from car-arth, the high rock or fortress, or the rocky height. Hence, by corruption, Crahart; and, by contraction, Crart.
CARINTHEN. From carn-ithen, eithin, the furzy rock; or from Carnarthen in Illogan; from carn-arth-en, the lofty rock. But see also Carnedon.
CARKEEK, CARKEET. See Cargeege.
CARLIAN, CARLYON, CURLYON. From an estate called Carlyon or Curlyghon near Truro, for a long time in the possession of the family. There is still a place called Carlyon (D. Gilbert, Carlian) in Kea. The name may be from car-lagen, the rock or dwelling by the pond or pool. Hals thinks "the family of Cur-Lyon, by its name and arms, were descendants of Richard Curlyon, alias King Richard I."!!!
CARMENOW, CARMINOW, CARMINOWE, CARMINOU, CARMINNOW, CARMYNEW, CARMYNOW. From Carminow, a manor and barton in the parish of St. Mawgan in Meneage; from car-minow, the little rock. There is a place named Carminnow in Gunwalloe.
CARNA. See Carne.
CARNALL. See Carnell.
