CARNBAL. A name mentioned by C. S. Gilbert. in a list of gentlemen who have represented Bodmin. From carn-bal, which will translate the naked or poor town, or the town by the tin-works. See also Carballa.
CARNE, KARN (Carna?). From carn, carne, karn, a shelf in the sea, a heap of rocks. There is Carne in Verian; and Carn is the name of places in Morvah, Lanteglos by Fowey, and in Crowan.
CARNEDON. From the barton of Carnedon in St. Stephen's, near Launceston; from carne-dun, the rocky hill. Tonkin gives the manor of Carnedon Prior, "the rocky hill," probably the Domesday Carneten, in Linkinhorne.
CARNELL, CARNALL. From Carnhell in Gwinear; from carn-hêl, -hale, the rocky river, or the rocky moor.
CARNESEW, CARNSEW. The original name of this family was Thoms. They took the name Carnsew from Carnsew in the parish of Mabe, from carn-sew, zew, the black rock. Kearnzew would seem to be a variation of the name.
CARR, CARRAH. See Care.
CARREW, CARREY. See Carew.
CARRICK. From carrick, garrick, a rock.
CARRIO (De), CARROW, CARRU (De), CARRY. See Carew.
CARTHEW. From Carthew in St. Issey, or Carthew in Madron; from car-thew, dew, the black rock. The family were celebrated in the county, temp. Edw. II. Cardew is the same name, but may be a different family.
CARVALL, CARVILL. From car-val, the rocky wall or fence; or car-uhal, the high rock.
