Ewella is one of the modern Cornish word names plucked straight from the dictionary. It's very name-like with its -ella ending, but the Ew up front gives us pause.

A rare and beautiful member of the "Rose" family of names, Rosenwyn is a modern Cornish compound name meaning "white rose" or "fair rose". There is a popular Cornish folk song titled An Rosen Wyn, which may have inspired its use as a name.

A modern Cornish word name with a sturdy natural namesake, Derowen may appeal as an alternative to Elowen and Rowan. Derwa is a related Cornish saint's name.

Kew is an offbeat name of a saint from Cornwall with boyish appeal.

Sounds like Willow, but is in fact a Cornish saint name borne by a 6th century hermit. It may be related to Wella, the Cornish form of William.

A very rare Cas name with that cool and cozy -wyn ending.

This Cornish word name would make an excellent choice for a first-born daughter.

Although Tegen resembles the names Teagan and Tegan, they are etymologically distinct names. Tegen, pronounced TEG-en rather than TEE-gan, is a modern Cornish word name meaning "pretty" or "ornament."

Penryn is the name of a parish in Cornwall, the peninsula in the southwest of England.

Whether you choose to end it with a C or a K, Cadok possesses an energy that many parents seek out for their child's name. Welsh Cadoc has a saintly connection, if that sways you either way.

Religious name long common in Italy, as is the diminutive Santino. In the Cornwall region of England, it's a traditional diminutive for Alexander.

Cornish form of Benedict

An English surname and occasional first name deriving from the same root as Baldwin, "bold or brave friend".

This name of an ancient saint and one of the first knights of King Arthur's Round Table has a modern, if feminine, feel.

This Celtic saint's name is the most offbeat Jen name of all.

Related to the Welsh name Celyn (and ultimately a distant cousin of the English word Holly), this makes a rare and modern-sounding nature name. Outside of Cornwall, it may be a struggle keeping the stress on the second syllable.

The Cornish version of Christine (and Kristen, and the rest of that name family) has a modern, unisex sound. Some may find it too close to the word "chest" for comfort.

Variant of Rewan

With other Cornish names like Elowen and Jago catching people's attention, the mythical sounding Mithian might prove an unexpected and magical feeling choice. Traditionally called Mydhyan, Mithian is a village in Cornwall that sits between St Agnes and Perranporth.

A character in Winston Graham's Poldark series of historical novels set in Cornwall around the turn of the 19th century. Rowella is the rebellious sister of Morwenna Chynoweth, and the lover of her sister's odious husband Osborne Whitworth. She is played by Esme Coy in the recent BBC adaptation. The origins of the name are unclear, but Rowella's fashionable ending could make it the perfect stands-out-fits-in choice.