Meaning:
pignuts
Collorian (EN) / Keleryon (KW)
Type:
Parish:
Notes:
Various sources suggest a connection between the Collorian holy well and the Greek word for ‘eye-salve’. An entry found in Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, volume 2, refers to an ancient term for an application to diseased eyes (Κολλνριον─Collyrium), but this was discounted due to mismatches from historical spellings.
Elements notes:
The earliest spellings Keleirion 1284; Kelleryon 1284, 1327 suggests Cornish keler ‘pignuts’ + -yon plural suffix. Although keler was believed to be a collective, it is only identified once by Lluyd and may actually be the singular.