A Dash of Cornish Names

GIRLS

Adnis - a Cornish version of Agnes, according to Rev. John Bannister in his book A Glossary of Cornish Names.

Moudlin - a Cornish version of Magdalene, according to Bannister.


BOYS

Ackey - a Cornish nickname for Hercules or Archelaus, according to Bannister.

Atty - a Cornish nickname for Arthur, according to Bannister.

Mehal - a Cornish version of Michael, according to Bannister.

Zaggy - a Cornish nickname for Zachariah, according to Bannister.

Sunday's Set of Names

GIRLS

Lamanda -


BOYS




 Acker -

Erkuries - Complete guesswork on my part, but this would seem to be a corruption of Hercules, which is the Roman version of the classic Greek hero Heracles. Heracles comes from the name of the goddess Hera and the name of the hero before he reached hero status, Alcaeus or Alcides. One source gives the etymology as "Glory of Hera" from Hera's name and the element "kleos" meaning "glory" or "renown". The Etruscan form of the name was Hercle which is said to come from the Greek Herakles.