among five others, as the names of the chief inhabitants of Penrin in Gluvias. He says, "The name Melhuish is local, viz., from the barton or tenement of Melhuish, near Kirton in Devon, which signifies a lark-bird, or larks." The Cornish has certainly melhuez, a lark, which Pryce derives from mel-huez, a sweet breath; or, says, he, the bird may perhaps be so named from pelhudz, a high flight. The local name however can hardly be derived from a lark; and the last syllable is probably from wich, wick, a dwelling. Mellhuish, Mellish, Mehuish, and Mellows would seem to be the same name.
MELLADEW, MELLODEW. From melin-thew, the black mill.
MELLHUISH, MELLISH. See Melhuish.
MELLODEW. See Melladew.
MELLOWS. See Melhuish.
MELYNGISSY. From Melancoose in Colan or Colon; or Mellingoos in Cornelly; from melin-gûs, the mill wood.
MENADAWA. From Menadawa in Camborne. Pryce renders Menadarva, Menadorva, the watery hill; or by the water; or the hill of oaks (men, a head, hill; dower, water; deru, oaks). I take it to be from men-dar-va, the head of the oak place; or the head of the watery place.
MENADUE, or MENANDUE. From Mennadie in Luxulion; from mean-dew, the black rock.
MENAGWINS. From Menegwins in Gorran; from men-gwyn, the white head or promontory. Hals renders Mena-Gwins in St. Austell, white hills.
MENEAR, MENNEER. From mên-hîr, the long stone; or mener, a mountain, a hill. Cf. the names Minear, Miners, Mynor, Mynors.
