Nanquidno (EN) / Nansgwydnyow (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
St Just
Hundred: 
Penwith
Notes: 
possibly valley of the followers of the white/fair/blessed one
Elements: 

-yow

Meaning: 
plural suffix

gwydn

Meaning: 
white

nans

Meaning: 
valley
Elements notes: 
nans'valley' + gwydn 'white, fair, blessed' + -yow plural suffix
Historic forms: 
Nanquinyou 1301, Nansgwynyou 1327, Nansquynyou 1340, Nanquynowe 1589, Nansquidnyow 1591