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Learn what some Cornish place names mean in Kernewek with presenter Danni Diston, language expert Sarah Buck and Kernow King, Edward Rowe.

Producer Beth Woodbridge.
Video producer: Helen Munro Berry.
Sound producer: Ben Coates.
Executive Editor: Emma Clements.

Revision:

Tre 鈥� Homestead/farmstead
Pol 鈥� Pool/Water
Penn - Head
Karrek 鈥� Rock
Men - Stone
Porth 鈥� Sheltered harbour or sheltered cove
Penzance: Pennsans 鈥� Penn > 鈥渉ead, top, end鈥� + Sans > 鈥渉oly鈥�
Bude: Porthbud 鈥� Porth > 鈥渃ove, entrance, landing place鈥� + Bud > 鈥淏ude鈥�
Camborne: Kammbronn 鈥� Kamm > 鈥渃rooked, bent鈥� + Bronn > 鈥渉ill鈥�
Newquay: Tewynblustri 鈥� Tewyn > 鈥渟and, dune鈥� + Plustri > 鈥渁nimal grazing / exercise area鈥�
Wadebridge: Ponswad 鈥� Pons > 鈥渂ridge鈥� + Waed (Anglo鈥慡axon) > 鈥渇ord鈥�
Illogan: Egloshalow 鈥� Eglos > 鈥渃hurch鈥� + Halow > 鈥渕arshes, moors鈥� (or derived from a personal name)