Surname

Chegwin

“house”

Chegwin is a surname from Cornish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Chegwin goes back to Cornish chi, meaning “house.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Chegwin comes from Cornish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Cornish chi (“house”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Chegwin’s family of names

In English usage, Chegwin as a surname has a related form in CHIRGWIN. In English usage, Chegwin as a surname has a related form in CHIRGWIN.

Walk Chegwin’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Chegwin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Cornish

Chenoweth

“house”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Chynoweth

“house”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Treglown

“estate; farmstead”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Ebrel

“born during the month of April”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Cornish · Nature

Scowen

“elderberry tree”

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Lanyon

“pool”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Cornish

Truran

Truran is a surname from Cornish.

No U.S. birth series

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Cornish

Treen

“farmstead” · “fort”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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