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Bedhkasnow
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Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Penzance
Hundred:
Penwith
Elements:
bedh
Meaning:
grave
Kasnow
This refers to the name of a person:
name
Elements notes:
<bedh> ‘grave, tomb’ + <Kasnow> personal name {OC<catu-> ‘battle’ + <gnauos> ‘renowned, famous’} (Gover, The Place-Names of Cornwall, 1948, p. 710)
Historic forms:
Bethkednou 1447 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Beethcadnou 1447 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Beedcadnou 1447 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Boscathnoe 1680 (Gover, 1948) (Pool, 1985) Boscathnoe Reservoir 1995 (OS 1995)
English (1)
Boscathnoe EN.mp3
Cornish (1)
Boscathnoe KW.mp3