Carno (EN) / Karnhogh (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
St Keverne
Hundred: 
Kerrier
Notes: 
Amended from Kornhogh to Karnhogh
Elements: 

hogh

Meaning: 
pig

korn

Meaning: 
horn/corner of land
Elements notes: 
<korn> ‘corner, horn’ + <hogh> ‘pig’
Historic forms: 
Carnhogh 1318 (Henderson) Carnhogh 1350 (Henderson) Cornhegh 1369 (Gover, 1948) Cornhogh c1470 (Gover, 1948) Carnhough 1810 (Henderson) Carno 1842 (TA, 1842) Carno 1844 (TA, 1844) Carno 1884 (farm) (Symons, 1884) Carno 1908 (OS, 1908) Carno 1948 (Gover, 1948)