Tre Pol and Pen
The phrase Tre Pol and Pen is used to describe people from or places in Cornwall, England, UK. The full rhyming couplet runs: By Tre Pol and Pen / Shall ye know all Cornishmen,[1][2] a version of which was recorded by Richard Carew in his Survey of Cornwall, published in 1602.[3] Many Cornish surnames and place names still retain these words as prefixes, such as the surname Trelawny and the village Polzeath. Tre in the Cornish language means a settlement or homestead; Pol, a pond, lake or well; and Pen (also Welsh and Cumbric), a hill or headland. Cornish surnames and placenames are generally pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable.[4]
Examples in Cornish surnames
- Squire Trelawney, character in Treasure Island
- Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet
- Petroc Trelawny
- Arthur Tremayne
- Henry Trengrouse
- John Trevaskis
- Richard Trevithick
- Richard Trevithick Tangye
- James Polkinghorne
- Richard Polwhele
- Edward William Wynne Pendarves
- David Penhaligon
- Charles Penrose
- Guy Penrose Gibson
- Dolly Pentreath
Examples in Cornish places
See also
References
- ↑ Tre, Pol and Pen - The Cornish Family by Bernard Deacon
- ↑ Cornish surnames - By Tre, Pol and Pen shall ye know all Cornishmen
- ↑ Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall (Page 48)
- ↑ Words & Phrases, West Penwith
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