Trewartha
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Trewartha and Andrewartha is a Cornish
family name
(and placename, Dexter).
According to the Handbook of Cornish Names by G Pawsley White, "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead".
CORNISH NAMES by Dr T. F. G. Dexter : Royal Institution of Cornwall
: pub 1926 Longmans Green : reprinted 1968 Bradford Barton : says on p15 -
Nouns: "tre" a "town", feminine, (maybe a hamlet or house, also Brythonic
Celt Welsh "tref", about 4-500AD). Adjectives: "Wartha" : "upper" (maybe higher or greater or on a hill) cf. "Wollas" : "lower" ( maybe smaller or lesser or in a valley, of the two).
"Trewartha" page 25. "Andrewartha
" page 60.
Definite Article: "An", (Brythonic Celt Cornish language
)p18, is used as : of the, in the, on the, at the, in place names. [JEA 8.2009]
Tre = Above, Upper (x) - - Wartha = Farm, Homestead (x)
As An is Cornish for The, and Dre is mutated from the Cornish "Tre" Andrewartha means "The Upper Farm" or "The Upper Homestead" and it is generally accepted that both names have the same meaning.
Cornish people
The Cornish are a people associated with Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the south-west of the United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as Wales, as well as with other Celtic nations in Europe...
family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
(and placename, Dexter).
According to the Handbook of Cornish Names by G Pawsley White, "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead".
CORNISH NAMES by Dr T. F. G. Dexter : Royal Institution of Cornwall
Royal Institution of Cornwall
The Royal Institution of Cornwall was founded in Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom, in 1818 as the Cornwall Literary and Philosophical Institution. The Institution was one of the earliest of seven similar societies established in England and Wales. The RIC moved to its present site in River Street...
: pub 1926 Longmans Green : reprinted 1968 Bradford Barton : says on p15 -
Nouns: "tre" a "town", feminine, (maybe a hamlet or house, also Brythonic
Brythonic languages
The Brythonic or Brittonic languages form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic language family, the other being Goidelic. The name Brythonic was derived by Welsh Celticist John Rhys from the Welsh word Brython, meaning an indigenous Briton as opposed to an Anglo-Saxon or Gael...
Celt Welsh "tref", about 4-500AD). Adjectives: "Wartha" : "upper" (maybe higher or greater or on a hill) cf. "Wollas" : "lower" ( maybe smaller or lesser or in a valley, of the two).
"Trewartha" page 25. "Andrewartha
Andrewartha
Andrewartha and Trewartha are Cornish family names."Cornish Names" says:*Nouns:**"tre" a "town", feminine, maybe a hamlet or house**"tref : village, town", Brythonic Celt Welsh about 4-500AD*Adjectives:...
" page 60.
Definite Article: "An", (Brythonic Celt Cornish language
Cornish language
Cornish is a Brythonic Celtic language and a recognised minority language of the United Kingdom. Along with Welsh and Breton, it is directly descended from the ancient British language spoken throughout much of Britain before the English language came to dominate...
)p18, is used as : of the, in the, on the, at the, in place names. [JEA 8.2009]
Tre = Above, Upper (x) - - Wartha = Farm, Homestead (x)
As An is Cornish for The, and Dre is mutated from the Cornish "Tre" Andrewartha means "The Upper Farm" or "The Upper Homestead" and it is generally accepted that both names have the same meaning.