Patronymica Cornu-Britannica/A

by Richard Stephen Charnock

PATRONYMICA

 

CORNU-BRITANNICA.

 

 

ACHYM. A family of great antiquity in Cornwall. The name is said to mean a descendant, issue, offspring, or progeny (ach). Acham appears to be the same name.

ALSTON. From als-ton, the hill by the sea-shore.

ANAER, ANEAR, ANNEAR. From an-eure, the goldsmith.

ANDERTON. From Anderton, in Launcells; from an-dar-ton, the oak hill. The non-Cornish name Anderton is from Anderton, a township and estate in co. Lancaster, formerly in the possession of the family.

ANDREWARTHA. From an-dre-varth, the higher town.

ANEAR. See Anaer.

ANGEAR. From an-geare, the green or fruitful place. Cf. Tregare.

ANGARRACK. From an-carrick, the rock.

ANGILLOY. From an-kelli, the grove; or an-gilly, the wood or grove of hazels.

ANGOVE, ANGOWE, ANGROVE. From an-gove, the smith. The family appear to have descended from Reginald An-gove, of Illogan, in Penwith, who assumed the name in memory of his ancestor, by trade a smith. "And of this sort of surname in England," says Hals, "thus speaks Verstegan:

From whence came smith, all be it knight or squire?
But from the smith that forgeth in the fire." (Hals.)

ANGWIN. From an-gwyn, the white (man). An-win would signify the marsh or fenny place.

ANNEAR. See Anaer.

ANTRON. From Antron, in the parish of Sithney; from an-tron, the promontory or headland.

ARGALL. There are however three places in France named Argol; and Lower thinks Argall my possibly be from Ercall, a parish in Shropshire. As a Cornish name Argall may be from ar-gual, above the wall or fence.

ARWENNACK, ARWINNICK, ARWINIKE. From the barton and manor of Arwinick. Hals gives an absurd etymology. The name is from ar-winick, upon the marsh.