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Cornish exonyms

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This is a list of exonyms in the Cornish language.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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"Cornish dictionary". Akademi Kernewek.

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"Gerlyver Kernewek" (in Cornish). Akademi Kernewek.

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George, Ken, ed. (2020). An gerlyver meur: Cornish-English, English-Cornish dictionary. Cornish Language Board. ISBN 978-1-908965-36-3. OCLC 1147879674.

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Rod Lyon:English placenames in 'chester/caster' (Unpublished manuscript)

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George 2009, p. 497.

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George 2009, p. 534.

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George 2009, p. 710.

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George 2009, p. 717.

[FOOTNOTEGeorge2009327-9] [9]
George 2009, p. 327.

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George 2009, p. 427.

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George 2009, p. 567.

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George 2009, p. 45.

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George 2009, p. 200.

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George 2009, p. 106.

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George 2009, p. 52.

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George 2009, p. 700.

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George 2009, p. 438.

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George 2009, p. 805.

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George 2009, p. 833.

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George 2009, p. 463.

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George 2009, p. 834.

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George 2009, p. 531.

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George 2009, p. 533.

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George 2009, p. 565.

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George 2009, p. 51.

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George 2009, p. 597.

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George 2009, p. 907.

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Australia Ostrali^[5]
English name	Cornish name	Endonym	Notes
Australian Capital Territory	Tiredh an Bennsita Ostralek	Australian Capital Territory
Launceston	Lannstevan	Launceston
New South Wales	Deghow Kembra Nowydh	New South Wales
Northern Territory	Tiredh an Kledhbarth	Northern Territory
South Australia	Ostrali Deghow, Soth Ostrali	South Australia
Tasmania	Tasmani	Tasmania lutruwita
Western Australia	Ostrali West	Western Australia

Bangladesh
English name	Cornish name	Endonym	Notes
Dhaka	Dakka, Dacka	বাংলাদেশ Dhaka

Belgium Pow Belg
English name	Cornish name	Endonym	Notes
Brussels	Brussel	Bruxelles Brussel
Flanders	Pow Flamanek	Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern
Wallonia	Walloni	Wallonie Wallonië Walonreye Wallounien

Canada Kanada
English name	Cornish name	Endonym	Notes
British Columbia	Kolombi Bredennek	British Columbia Colombie-Britannique
New Brunswick	Brunswick Nowydh	New Brunswick Nouveau-Brunswick
Newfoundland	Tir Nowydh	Newfoundland Terre-Neuve Ktaqmkuk
Newfoundland and Labrador	Tir Nowydh ha Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Nova Scotia	Alban Nowydh	Nova Scotia Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse Nopa Sko'sia
Prince Edward Island	Ynys an Prins Edward	Prince Edward Island Île-du-Prince-Édouard Epekwitk
Québec	Kebek	Québec
Québec City	Sita Kebek	Ville de Québec Québec City

Czech Republic Repoblek Chek/Pow Chekk^[6]
English name	Cornish name	Endonym	Notes
Bohemia	Bohem^[7]	Čechy

Ocean / Sea Keynvor / Mor
English name	Cornish name	Literal meaning	Notes
Arctic Ocean	Keynvor Arktek	Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean	Keynvor Atlantek^[32]	Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Sea	Mor Baltek	Baltic Sea
Black Sea	Mor Du	Black Sea
Caribbean Sea	Mor Karib	Carib(bean) Sea
Caspian Sea	Mor Kaspian	Caspian Sea
Celtic Sea	Mor Keltek	Celtic Sea
Dead Sea	Mor Marow	Dead Sea
English Channel	Mor Bretannek	British Sea
Indian Ocean	Keynvor Eyndek^[32]	Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea	Kresvor	Middle sea	Blend of "kres" (middle) and "vor" (sea, mutation of "mor")
North Sea	Mor Kledh	North Sea
Pacific Ocean	Keynvor Hebask^[32]	Peaceful Ocean
Red Sea	An Mor Rudh^[33]	The sea red
Sea of Japan	Mor Japan, Mor Nihon	Sea of Japan
South China Sea	Mor China Deghow	South China Sea
Southern Ocean	Keynvor Deghow	South(ern) Ocean
Tasman Sea	Mor Tasman, Mor Tasmani	Tasman Sea, Sea of Tasmania

England Pow Sows^[6]
English name	Cornish name	Endonym	Notes
Cambridge	Kargront^[8]	Cambridge
Canterbury	Kargens^[8]	Canterbury
Carlisle	Karliwelydh	Carlisle
Chester	Kardeva	Chester	Deva was the Celtic name for the River Dee on which Chester stands
Chichester	Kargisi	Chichester	Named after Cissa, the son of Ælle, king of the South Saxons
Cirencester	Kargyrn	Cirencester	The Ancient Greek name Korinion derives from the same root as the name for Cornwall, but the second element changed due to Norman influence
Exeter	Karesk^[9]	Exeter
Liverpool	Lyverpoul	Liverpool
London	Loundres^[10]	London
Oxford	Rysoghen^[11]	Oxford
Plymouth	Aberplymm^[12]	Plymouth
Somerset	Gwlas an Hav	Somerset
York	Evrek^[13]	York

France Pow Frynk^[6]
English name	Cornish name	Endonym	Notes
Brittany	Breten Vyghan^[14]	Bretagne Breizh Bertaèyn
Corsica	Korsika	Corse Corsica
Nantes	Naoned	Nantes Naoned
Rennes	Roazon	Rennes Roazhon Resnn

Greece Pow Grek^[6]
English name	Cornish name	Endonym	Notes
Athens	Athenys^[16]	Αθήνα (Athína) Ἀθῆναι (Athênai)

India Eynda^[17]
English name	Cornish name	Endonym	Notes
New Delhi	Delhi Nowydh	नई दिल्ली (Naī Dillī) New Delhi

Cornish_exonyms

Australia

Bangladesh

Belgium

Canada

Czech Republic

Denmark

England

France

Germany

Greece

India

Ireland

Isle of Man

Israel

Italy

Kuwait

Lebanon

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Papua New Guinea

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Scotland

Spain

Switzerland

Syria

United States

Wales

Miscellaneous

International organisations

Oceans and seas

See also

References

Bibliography

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