Patronymica Cornu-Britannica/F

by Richard Stephen Charnock

 

F.

 

FALMOUTH. From the town of the same name; from Fal-mouth, mouth of the Fal, called the Prince's river.

FAULL. The Cornish form of Paull. There is Trefaul in Lanreath; and Paul, Paull are found as surnames in Cornwall. Hence Faulls.

FAZAN, FAZON. See Pheasant.

FELLENOWETH. See Vellenoweth.

FENTON, VENTON, VENTOM. From fenton, venton, a spring, fountain, well. There is Fenton in Ladock, and there are several names compounded of venton. But the Fentons are not always from Cornwall. There are parishes and places called Fenton (perhaps "the fenny enclosure or town") in cos. Lincoln, Stafford, and York.

FENTONGOLLAN (De). From Fenton-gollan, Venton-gollan, "which," says Hals, "was and is the soke lands of a considerable manor, which heretofore comprehended the whole parishes of St. Michael Penkevil and Merther, except the tenements of Penkevill, Tregothnan, &c. &c., now subdivided into the manors of Tregothnan and Fenton-gollan." The name means the holy well.

FESANT. See Pheasant.

FICE. See Vose.

FIDDIAN. See Mithian.

FIDDICK, FIDICK. See Biddick.

FINTER. See Wintour.

FITHIAN. See Mithian.

FOOT, FOOTE. As a Cornish name, perhaps from foute, a lane. Samuel Foote, the comedian, who was a native of Truro, changed his name from Foot to Foote upon settling in London.

FORD. As a Cornish name, perhaps from Ford in Lanhydroch; from ford, a way.

FORDER. From Forder in Trematon; from vor-dour, the way (over the) water; or veor-dour, the great water.

FOS. See Vose.

FOSS. From Foss in Duloe; from root of Vose, q. v.

FRADD. From prâz, a meadow. See Praed.

FRATHAN. There is the village of Fraddon in St. Enodoc, but this name is most probably corrupted from Trathan, q. v.

FREATHY, FREETHY, FRETHEY. See Tretheway.

FREEBODY. See Trewbody.

FREMEWAN. See Trewartha.

FRIDGE. From fry, fridge, a promontory; literally a nose.

FRIGGEN, FRIGGENS. Perhaps the same as Frignis, mentioned in a visitation of 9 Oct. 1620 as one of the burgesses of Truro; but these names may also be from frygwyn, the while hill or promontory.

FUDGE, FUGE, FUGO. Fuge is from foge, a blowing-house; from fok, a hearth, furnace, fire-place. Hence probably the names Fugo and Fudge.

FURSE, FURZE. From fors, vors, for ford, a way. There is a place called Furze Park in Lansalloes.