lowest); and, if so, Nankervis may mean lowest valley. Nawkervis is doubtless the same name.
NANKIVEL, NANKIVELL, NANKEVILL, NANKEVILLE, NANSKEVALL. From Nanckivel in Mawgan-in-Pyder; from nan-kevil, the horse valley.
NANPHANT. See Nanfan.
NANSAVALLEN. See Nansevallen.
NANSCAWEN, NANSCOWAN. From Nanscawen in Luxulion; from nans-scauan, the valley of elder-trees.
NANSCORUS. From Nancor in the parish of Creed; from nans-gor, the high valley; or perhaps rather from nans-kors, the valley of gorse (korsen); or nans-cors, the boggy or fenny valley (W. cors, a bog, fen). Scorse appears to be a Cornish surname.
NANSCOWAN. See Nanscawen.
NANSCUKE. From Nancekuke in Illogan; from nance-guik, the village in the valley.
NANSEVALLEN, NANSAVALLEN. From Nancevallon in Kea; from nans-avallan, the valley of apple-trees.
NANSKEVALL. See Nankivel.
NANSLADRON. From Nansladron (vulgò Lanhadron) in St. Ewe, said to be from nans-ladron, the valley of thieves. Nans-ledron would translate the valley with cliffs.
NANSPERIAN. Hals says the arms of Nansperian were, Argent, three lozenges Sable, and that Nansperian signifies the valley of thorns. If so, the last part of the name must be from spernan, a thorn. The name would also translate the valley of St. Perran (Nans-Perran).
