Lawellan aka Lawellen (EN) / Nans an Velin (KW)

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Amended from An Velin to Nans an Velin
Elements: 

nans

Meaning: 
valley

an

Meaning: 
the

melin

Meaning: 
mill
Elements notes: 
<nans> 'valley' + <an> ‘the’ + <melin> ‘mill’
Historic forms: 
Lavelyn more alias Rothyn more 1540 (Gover, 1948) Lavelyn 1518 (Gover, 1948) Lavellen 1632 (Gover, 1948) Levellan (W.G. Mills) 1748 (Martyn, 1748) Levellan 1842 (TA, 1842) Levellan Bridge [place] 1842 (TA, 1842) Lavellan River 1842 (TA, 1842) Levellan 1884 (farm)(Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2012) Lawellan 1884 (farm)(Symons, 1884) (Bond, 2012) Lawellen 2015 (OS, 2015)