NANSPIAN. A contraction of Nansperian. (q. v.); or from nans-vean, the little valley.
NANSTALAN. From Nantillan (found Nantellan) in Creed; from nant-allan, the miry valley.
NANSTANCE. A name mentioned by C. S. Gilbert in a list of gentlemen who have represented Bodmin. From nans-dinas, the fortress, city, or walled town in the valley; or nans-danas, the valley for deer (W. danas, danys, deer).
NAVA. See Knava.
NAWKERVIS. See Nankervis.
NEAINE. From an-heân, the bay, port, or haven.
NEPEAN. From nan-pean, for nan-vean, the little valley.
NEWLING. See Newlyn.
NEWLYN. From the parish of Newlyn in Pydar hundred, or from Newlyn in the parish of St. Paul in Penwith. Pryce thinks Newlyn may be from noath-lyn, the open or naked lake. Nowth-lyn would signify the new pond. Tonkin says the parish of Newlin (sic) in Pydar takes its name from and is dedicated to a female saint, Sancta Newlina.
NINESS, NINNES, NINNIS. From Niness in Gwennap, Ninnes in Madron, or Ninnis in Lelant; from an-ennis, the island. Nennis (i. e. an-ennis) is also said to mean the enclosure surrounded by a lane.
NOAL, NOALE, NOALL. See Nowell.
NODDER. From Nottar in East hundred; qy. from noth-arth, the bare height.
NOELL. See Nowell.
NOOTH. From noath, nooth, noth, bare, naked, exposed, probably referring to locality. Pryce renders the surname
