near, where the family flourished for several descents, till John Coswyn, temp. Chas. II., having wasted the paternal estate, sold the barton. The name is from cos-gwdyn, the white wood; or cos-vean, the little wood.
COTEHELE (De.) From Cotehele or Cuthill in Calstock; from cut-hill, coit-hayle, the wood on the river. "Cuthill was the most ancient seat of the knightly family of Edgecombes in Cornwall. It came into that family by the marriage of Hilaria, daughter and heir of William de Cotehele, with William de Edgecombe in the reign of Edw. III."
COUMBE, COOM. From coom, cumm, a valley. There is the village of Combe, formerly Coumbe, in Morwinstow, and Combe Keale in Egloskerry; and places named Coombe in Duloe, Kea, Landrake.
COVER. See Gover.
COWD. See Coode.
COWLSTOCK. From Calstock in East hundred; from cal-stoc, hard rock.
CRADICK, CRADOCK, CRADDOCK. The same as the Welsh Caradoc (Latinized Caractacus); from cara-dawg, abounding with love (carad, loving; Corn. car, a friend). There was a Cradock, Earl of Cornwall.
CRAGE, CRAGO, CRAGOE, CRAGS. See Crego.
CRAHART. See Carhart.
CRAISE. See Craze.
CRAKE. See Crego.
CRANE. From Crane in Camborne; from grean, gravel; or croan, the cross. Hals says, "Crane adjoining Roswarne gave name to its possessor, Cit-Crane, who gave bustards or cranes for his arms; for as crana, krana, is as grus in Latin,