CURRY, CURY, CORY. From Cury or Curye, a parish in Kerrier Hundred, found written Curytowne and Curyton; from crou-dun, the hill with the cross; or crou-todn, the cross in the green meadow.
CUSDEN, CUSDIN. From casa-den, the dirty valley.
CUSS. See Coode.
CUSWATH. See Coswarth.
CUTTELL, CUTTILL. If Cornish names, from root of Cotehele, q. v.
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DAG, DAGGE. The surname Dag has been derived from Teut. dœg, day. The Dags of Cornwall may have their name from Cornish dag, "some one"—perhaps some one of importance, from Gr. ταγος, a leader, commander, a chief, a ruler (Thessalian tagus). D. Gilbert says, "Killiganeen in St. Feock, after Mr. Hussey's decease, passed into the hands of Mr. Dagge: two brothers of that name went to London from Bodmin to seek their fortunes; one of whom became the manager of Covent Garden Theatre; the other pursued the law, to which both were probably educated, and ultimately retired to Killiganeen, which has since become the property of Admiral Spry." Dagworthy is a surname.
DAGWORTHY. See Dag.
DALPHIN. See Godolphin.
DELL. From dol, a valley, dale.
DENHAM. See Tredenham.
DENNIS, DINNIS. From dinaz, dinas, a bulwark,
