Boskenwyn (EN) / Boskenwynn (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Penzance
Hundred: 
Penwith
Notes: 
Amended from Boskenwyn to Boskenwynn
Elements: 

bos

Meaning: 
dwelling

gwynn

Meaning: 
white, fair, blessed

Kenwynn

This refers to the name of a person: 
name
Elements notes: 
<bos> ‘dwelling’ + <Kenwynn> personal name [OC: <cuno - ken> ‘hound’ + <uindos - gwynn>] (Gover, The Place-Names of Cornwall, 1948, p. 710)
Historic forms: 
Boskenwyn c.1840 (TA 1840) (Pool, 1985) Boskenwyn c.1870 Weatherhill Boskenwyn OS (Pool, 1985)
English (1)
Boskenwyn EN.mp3
Cornish (1)
Boskenwyn KW.mp3