Trethosa (EN) / Trewydhosa (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
St Stephen in Brannel
Hundred: 
Powder
Elements: 

gwydhosa

Meaning: 
?Obscure

tre

Meaning: 
farmstead, settlement
Elements notes: 
<tre> 'farmstead' + <gwydhosa> obscure [possibly <gwydh> 'trees' + <goosa> 'bleeding, ouzing' Or <Gwydhosa> personal name {<gwydh> obscure. Possibly OW<gueith> 'battle' cf. OW Gwyddgi + ?<Ud> prince, chieftain}]
Historic forms: 
Trewythoda 1327 Trewydhosa 1333 Trewythosa 1334 Trewythosa 1336 Trewytoda c1350 Trewythosa c1350