| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennefer | Derived from Gwenhwyfar: 'white, fair' or loosely 'white phantom' / 'fair one'. | Cornish, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Jennepher | Fair/white one; often rendered 'white phantom' or 'white wave' (from Gwenhwyfar) | Cornish, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Jennfier | Fair one (from Welsh gwen 'white, fair' + hwyfar 'smooth/phantom') | Cornish, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Jenni-Lee | Combination of Jennifer ('fair/white one') and Lee ('meadow/clearing') - 'fair one of the meadow' | Cornish, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Jennifar | Fair one; 'white wave' or 'white phantom' | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| jennifur | Derived from Gwenhwyfar - 'white, fair, or blessed' (often interpreted as 'white/fair one' or 'white enchantress'). | Cornish, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| jennipher | Fair one; 'white phantom' (from Welsh) | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Jorry | Diminutive of George: 'farmer' or 'earth-worker' | Cornish, English | Unisex | — | |
| Karensa | Love; beloved | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Karenzah | Beloved; love | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Kellow | Surname-based name probably linked to a place or the holly tree (if from Cornish kelyn); overall meaning is uncertain | Cornish, English | Boy | — | |
| Kerne | Possibly 'from Cornwall' (Breton/Cornish placename) or, if linked to Kieran/Ciarán, 'little dark one'. | Cornish | Unisex | — | |
| Kernen | Surname-turned given name; likely surname-origin. Possible Irish link meaning 'descendant of Cearnán' or a German/toponymic sense related to 'core, seed' or the place name Kernen. | Cornish, English, German, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Kerwyn | Likely 'fair/blessed' (wyn) combined with 'ker' - possibly 'fair/blessed dweller' or a variant of Carwyn meaning 'blessed love'. | Cornish, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Kesin | Turkish: 'certain, definite',If derived from Kestin/Christian: 'follower of Christ',Rare name with uncertain/dual origins | Cornish, English, Turkish | Unisex | — | |
| Kevern | Uncertain - original Cornish meaning unclear; possibly related to 'gentle'/'handsome' if linked to Kevin (Caoimhín) | Cornish, Scottish | Boy | — | |
| Keverne | Place-name derived - 'of Keverne' (named for the parish/saint); specific older-language element uncertain | Cornish | Boy | — | |
| Keyne | Linked to the Cornish/Welsh saint Keyne (sense of 'gentle' or 'beautiful'); from Irish roots can be related to Ó Catháin ('descendant of Cathán' / 'little warrior'). | Cornish, English, Irish, Welsh | Unisex | — | |
| Kitto | Diminutive form of Kit (from Christopher: 'Christ-bearer'); sometimes linked to Katherine ('pure') when used for girls; also a Cornish family name. | Cornish, English, Japanese | Boy | — | |
| Lamorna | From the Cornish place-name Lamorna (Lamorna Cove); associated with the cove/sea - exact original meaning uncertain. | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Lerryn | Place-name origin - from the River Lerryn, associated with a Cornish village | Cornish, English | Unisex | — | |
| Lyonesse | Mythical sunken/drowned land off the coast of Cornwall from Arthurian legend; used as a feminine literary name. | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Mabyn | Derived from 'mab' meaning 'son' or 'young one' - often interpreted as 'young one' or 'little child' | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Mawgan | Likely from a Brythonic root related to mael, meaning 'prince' or 'chief'; also the name of a Cornish/Breton saint. | Breton, Cornish | Boy | — | |
| Merynn | Uncertain - commonly interpreted as 'sea' (Celtic/Latin influence) or linked to Mary/Miriam meanings such as 'beloved'/'sea of bitterness'; may also be a modern invented name without a traditional meaning | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Morgaynah | Related to Morgan/Morgana: 'sea-born' or 'bright sea' | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Morgenna | Born of the sea (sea-born; sea maiden) | Cornish, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Morice | Derived from Mauritius, meaning "dark-skinned" or "Moorish" | Cornish, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Morwena | Sea maiden; from mor 'sea' + gwenn 'white/fair/blessed' | Breton, Cornish | Girl | — | |
| morwynn | Fair/white sea; by extension 'maiden of the sea' | Cornish, Welsh | Girl | — | |
| Newlyn | New pool; a new lake, harbour, or settlement by a pool | Cornish, English | Unisex | — | |
| pasco | Relating to Easter or Passover; 'of the Passover/Easter' (born at or associated with Easter) | Cornish, Italian, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Pascoe | Relating to Easter; 'born at Easter' | Breton, Cornish | Boy | — | |
| Pen | From Brythonic pen meaning "head, top, chief"; also used as a short form of Penelope | Cornish, Welsh | Unisex | — | |
| Penvro | Likely 'head of the land' or 'chief of the country' (from pen 'head' + vro 'land/country') | Breton, Cornish | Boy | — | |
| Peran | Uncertain - in Cornish linked to Saint Piran (no clear literal meaning); in Persian/Kurdish contexts it may relate to words meaning 'old' or 'wise'. Meaning varies by origin. | Celtic, Cornish, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Pernael | No established meaning. Possibly related to Petronilla ('rock') or, if composed with '-el', loosely '...of God' - speculative | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Perran | Probably "little dark one" (from Irish Ciarán); associated with Saint Piran, patron saint of Cornwall | Cornish | Boy | — | |
| Pirrin | Likely 'little rock' (diminutive of Pierre/Peter - 'rock') | Cornish | Boy | — | |
| Rosewen | Fair or white rose | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Sennyn | Likely 'little old one' or 'wise/ancient' (derived from Celtic 'sen' = old). | Celtic, Cornish, English, Scottish | Unisex | — | |
| Tamasen | Probably a variant of Tamsin/Thomasina meaning "twin" (from the Aramaic root of Thomas). If derived from Japanese elements, tama can mean "jewel/ball/soul" and sen varies by kanji | Cornish | Unisex | — | |
| tammyn | Diminutive of Tamara ('palm tree') or Tamsin ('twin') | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| tremaine | Homestead or settlement by the stone | Cornish | Boy | — | |
| Trevett | From a Cornish place name meaning 'homestead' or 'settlement' (dweller from the homestead) | Cornish, English | Boy | — | |
| Veryan | Associated with Veranus; often interpreted as 'true' or 'of Veranus' | Cornish | Girl | — | |
| Ysella | 'God is my oath' (derived from Hebrew Elisheba via Isabella) | Cornish | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Cornish-origin name in our dataset.
