Male Cornish Names

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1. ARLEN: Variant spelling of Cornish Arlyn, meaning "water battle." Compare with another form of Arlen.

2. ARLYN: Cornish name composed of the elements ar "war" and lyn (also lin and lo) "pool, water," hence "water battle."

3. COLAN: Cornish form of Irish Gaelic Coileán, meaning "whelp, young pup."

4. CORIN: Cornish legend name of a hero who was a slayer of giants, probably derived from the first element of the Old English tribal name Cornwealas, from the ethnic term Kernow, meaning "Cornish" or "horned." Compare with another form of Corin.

5. DAVETH: Cornish form of Hebrew David, meaning "beloved."

6. DENZEL: Cornish surname transferred to forename use, possibly composed of the elements din "fort" and sul "sun," hence "sunny fort." 
7. DENZIL: Variant spelling of Cornish Denzel, possibly meaning "sunny fort."
8. DIGORY: Cornish and English form of French Degaré, probably meaning "strayed, lost." 
9. GAWEN: Old Cornish name of uncertain etymology, perhaps cognate with English Gawain, meaning either "May hawk" or "white hawk."
10. JAGO: Cornish form of Latin Jacobus, meaning "supplanter."
11. JORY: Cornish form of Latin Georgius, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
12. JOWAN: Cornish form of Latin Johannes, meaning "God is gracious."
13. MARGH: Cornish form of English Mark (from the Welsh), probably meaning "horse."
14. MYGHAL: Cornish form of Hebrew Miyka'el, meaning "who is like God?"
15. PASCO: Cornish form of French Pascal, meaning "Passover; Easter."
16. PIRAN: Proto-Celtic form of Irish Ciarán, meaning "little black one." In use by the Cornish.
17. TREVELYAN: English surname of Cornish origin, transferred to forename use, derived from a place name meaning "settlement of Elian."
18. YESTIN: Cornish form of Roman Latin Justinus, meaning "fair, just." 

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