Nooth, "new." Nuth and Noad would seem to be the same name.
NOWELL, NOAL, NOALE, NOALL, NOELL. Cornish forms of Noel.
P.
PARK, PARKE. From parc, a field, enclosure, park for beasts. There is a place called Park in the parish of St. Clement's.
PASCO, PASCOE. A Cornish variation of Pascal, an old French baptismal name, first imposed on those born at the season of Pasche or Easter.
PATHERICK. See Petherick.
PEARDEN, PEARDON. From ped-den, the pear-hill.
PEARN. From pern, sadness, regret; or bearn, a child. Hence, no doubt, Pearne and Peern.
PEDIGREE. See Pettigrew.
PEDRICK. See Petherick.
PEERN. See Pearn.
PELLEW, PELLOW, PILLOW, are doubtless the same name. Lower, under Pellew, says Lord Exmouth's family are of Cornish origin; and he seems to think that the name is a variation of Bellew, which he considers of Norman origin, from bel-eau (bella-aqua), the fair water, the designation of some locality, as Belleau parish in co. Lincoln. As Cornish names, Pellew, &c., may be derived from the pl. of pil, a sea-ditch, trench filled at high water, a manor, lordship.
PELNIDDON. From Pelniddon in St. Austell, which
