Given name & surname · also Middle English
Cornwall
“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”
Cornwall is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cornwall goes back to Old English Cornwēalas, meaning “Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Cornwall comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English Cornwaile, from Old English Cornwēalas (“Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall”), from Proto-Celtic *kornu (“horn”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Similar names
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