Cornish Baby Names
Updated Tue Feb 06 2024
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Cornish baby names are those with Celtic roots connected to the gorgeous southwest corner of England. The most notable Cornish baby name is Jennifer — the top baby name in America throughout the 1970s — which is the Cornish variation of the Welsh mythological name Guinevere.
Cornish baby names are a mix of old names, including Jennifer and Denzel, as well as brand-new word names such as Elowen (meaning "elm") and Lowen (meaning "joy"). Word names became popular in Cornwall in the late 20th century, following the revival of the Cornish language. Nature, place, and other word-inspired names now make up a large proportion of the most popular Cornish names in England. Fashionable Cornish names you may want to consider include Elestren, Eseld, Kerensa, and Talwyn for girls, and Jago, Jory, Locryn, and Zennor for boys. View our extensive collection of Cornish names for babies, below, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Aderyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"bird"
- Adwen
Origin:
Welsh / Cornish
- Ailla
Origin:
Meaning unknown
- Anneth
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"home"
- Arthek
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"bear"
- Arthyen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"bear"
- Auryn
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"gold"
- Austell
Origin:
Cornish place and saint's name
- Austol
Origin:
Cornish saint's name
- Bawden
Origin:
Cornish, EnglishMeaning:
"bold friend"
- Benesek
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"blessed"
- Bennath
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"blessing"
- Beryan
Origin:
Cornish, meaning unknown
- Blejan
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"flower"
- Branok
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"crow"
- Breok
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"mighty prince"
- Bronnen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"a rush"
- Bryher
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"place of hills"
- Bryluen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"rose"
- Cadan
Origin:
Cornish, WelshMeaning:
"battle"
- Cadok
Origin:
Cornish variation of Cadoc, WelshMeaning:
"battle"
- Cador
Origin:
Cornish mythological name
- Caja
Origin:
Danish, CornishMeaning:
"daisy"
- Casek
Origin:
Variation of Cadok, CornishMeaning:
"battle"
- Casworon
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"battle hero"
- Caswyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"bright battle"
- Chesten
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"Christian"
- Conwenna
Origin:
Cornish, Welsh or Breton
- Corentyn
Origin:
Cornish variation of Corentin, French, BretonMeaning:
"tempest, hurricane"
- Daveth
Origin:
Cornish variation of David
- Dellen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"petal"
- Demelza
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"eel house or Maeldaf's fort"
- Denzel
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"from the high stronghold"
- Derowen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"oak tree"
- Derwa
Origin:
Cornish
- Ebrel
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"April"
- Edern
Origin:
Cornish from WelshMeaning:
"great, immense, wonderful"
- Elestren
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"Iris"
- Elowen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"elm"
- Elwen
Origin:
Welsh, Cornish, BretonMeaning:
"noble friend"
- Elys
- Emblyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"work"
- Endellion
Origin:
Cornish place and saint's name
- Endelyn
Origin:
Cornish
- Enys
- Eseld
Origin:
Cornish variation of Isolde
- Ewella
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"higher, more exalted"
- Gerens
- Gryffyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"strong lord"
- Gwenifer
Origin:
Cornish variation of Guinevere
- Gwennol
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"swallow"
- Gwenora
Origin:
Cornish form of Guinevere, WelshMeaning:
"white shadow, white wave"
- Haco
Origin:
Celtic and CornishMeaning:
"flame, fire"
- Hedra
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"October"
- Ia
Origin:
Cornish
- Issey
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"place and saint's name"
- Ive
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"yew"
- Ives
Origin:
English variation of YvesMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Jacca
Origin:
Cornish variation of Jack
- Jago
Origin:
Spanish and Cornish variation of JacobMeaning:
"supplanter"
- Jenifry
Origin:
Cornish variation of the Welsh name GwenfrewiMeaning:
"white peace"
- Jenna
Origin:
English, diminutive of JenniferMeaning:
"white shadow, white wave"
- Jennifer
Origin:
Cornish variation of Welsh GuinevereMeaning:
"white shadow, white wave"
- Jory
Origin:
Cornish variant of George, or diminutive of Jordan
- Jowan
Origin:
Cornish form of John
- Jowanet
Origin:
Cornish form of Joan
- Just
- Kea
Origin:
Cornish, from Roman Caius
- Kelyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"holly"
- Kelynen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"holly"
- Kenan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"possession"
- Kensa
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"first"
- Kenver
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"great chief"
- Kenza
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"treasure"
- Kerensa
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"love"
- Keresen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"cherry"
- Kerra
- Kerris
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"love"
- Keverne
Origin:
Cornish saint and place name
- Kew
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"chick"
- Keyne
Origin:
Cornish variation of KaneMeaning:
"man of the eastern sky"
- Kitto
Origin:
Cornish, diminutive of Christopher, Greek and LatinMeaning:
"bearer of Christ"
- Lamorna
Origin:
Cornish place name
- Lerryn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"flood"
- Locryn
Origin:
Cornish
- Loveday
Origin:
Cornish, EnglishMeaning:
"beloved day"
- Lowdy
Origin:
Cornish variation of Loveday, EnglishMeaning:
"beloved day"
- Lowen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"joy"
- Lowenna
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"joy"
- Mabyn
Origin:
Cornish, from EnglishMeaning:
"youth"
- Madern
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"lucky"
- Mawgan
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"praise"
- Meliora
Origin:
Latin, CornishMeaning:
"better; honey"
- Melyonen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"violet"
- Meraud
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"a profit from the sea"
- Meriasek
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"sea brow"
- Merryn
Origin:
Cornish variation of Mirin, Irish and Scottish, meaning unknown
- Metheven
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"June"
- Miniver
Origin:
Cornish, CelticMeaning:
"white phantom"
- Minver
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"white phantom"
- Morenwyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"fair lady"
- Morgelyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"sea holly"
- Morvoren
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"mermaid"
- Morwenna
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"maiden"
- Neot
Origin:
Cornish saint's name
- Nessa
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"headlands, promontory"
- Pascoe
Origin:
Cornish variation of PascalMeaning:
"Easter"
- Pawly
Origin:
Cornish variation of Paul
- Penrose
Origin:
Cornish and Welsh place name and surnameMeaning:
"top of the heath"
- Penrose
Origin:
Cornish and Welsh place name and surnameMeaning:
"top of the heath"
- Penryn
Origin:
Cornish place-name
- Penzance
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"holy headland"
- Perran
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Peswara
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"fourth"
- Petroc
Origin:
Cornish, saint's nameMeaning:
"rock, stone"
- Piran
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Pixie
Origin:
Swedish or CornishMeaning:
"fairy"
- Prideaux
Origin:
Cornish place nameMeaning:
"meadow of waters"
- Rewan
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"Roman"
- Rosen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"rose"
- Rosenwyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"white rose"
- Rowella
Origin:
Fictional name, possibly Cornish
- Rowenna
Origin:
Variation of Rowena, WelshMeaning:
"white spear or famous friend"
- Ruan
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"Roman"
- Ruman
Origin:
Cornish
- Rumo
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"red"
- Santo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"saint, holy"
- Senara
Origin:
Variation of Azenor, BretonMeaning:
"light"
- Sennen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"old; wise"
- Sowena
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"success"
- Steren
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"star"
- Talwyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"fair brow"
- Tamar
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"date palm tree"
- Tamara
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"date palm tree"
- Tamsin
Origin:
English, contracted form of ThomasinaMeaning:
"twin"
- Tamsyn
Origin:
English, CornishMeaning:
"twin"
- Taran
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"thunder"
- Tegen
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"pretty; ornament"
- Treave
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"village, home"
- Treeve
Origin:
Variation of Treave, CornishMeaning:
"village, home"
- Tregereth
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"mercy"
- Tressa
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"third"
- Trevena
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"village on a mountain"
- Trueth
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"compassion"
- Vennor
Origin:
Cornish surname
- Veryan
Origin:
Cornish place name
- Wella
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"will helmet"
- Wenna
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"white / fair"
- Wyllow
Origin:
Cornish saint's name
- Ysella
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"modest"
- Zenna
- Zennor
Origin:
Cornish, place name
- Zennor
Origin:
Cornish place and saint's name