Tredinnick
Tredinnick is a Cornish surname. It derives from one of the places called Tredinnick; Tredinnick is formed from the elements "tre-" (homestead) and either "dynek" (fortified), "eythynek" (overgrown with gorse) or "redynek" (overgrown with bracken).[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- David Tredinnick (actor), Australian actor
- David Tredinnick (politician) (born 1950), British politician
- Mark Tredinnick (born 1962), Australian poet and writer
- Miles Tredinnick (born 1955), English musician, and stage and screen writer
- Noël Tredinnick (born 1949), English organist and composer
See also
- John Tredeneck (died 1566), English politician
- Nick Tredennick, microprocessor designer
Footnotes
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick, et al. (2002) The Oxford Surnames Companion. Oxford U P; p. 620
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