Higher Bosnieves (EN) / Boskenneves Wartha (KW)

Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Withiel
Hundred: 
Pydarshire
Elements: 

bos

Meaning: 
dwelling

Kenneves

This refers to the name of a person: 
name

nemetos

Meaning: 
sacred grove

gwartha

Meaning: 
higher
Elements notes: 
<bos> ‘dwelling’ + <Kenneves> personal name {<cuno> ‘hound’ + <nemetos> ‘heavenly, sacred grove’} + <gwartha> 'higher'
Historic forms: 
Overbosknyvys 1473 (Gover, 1948) Bosneives, Higher 2003 (OS, 1:25000, 2003) (Bond, 2012) Higher Bosneives 2015 (OS, 2015)