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Chygwidden
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Chigorgwydn
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
St Levan
Hundred:
Penwith
Elements:
chi
Meaning:
house
Gorgwydn
This refers to the name of a person:
name
Elements notes:
<chi> ‘house’ + <Gorgwydn> Personal Name {<gour> ‘man’ + <gwydn> ‘holy, white, fair’}
Historic forms:
Chigurgwyn 1324, Tygwergen 1327, Chirgwin 1731, Chygwidden 1841, c1870.