Wolf Rock (EN) / An Welv (KW)

Type: 
Coastal Feature
Parish: 
St Levan
Hundred: 
Penwith
Elements: 

an

Meaning: 
the

gwelv

Meaning: 
lip
Elements notes: 
<an> 'the' + <gwelv> 'lip'
Historic forms: 
The Gulfe 1564 De Wolff 1584 The gulfe 1588 Gulfe 1602 De Wolf 1622 Il Golfo 1646 The Gulf, the Woolfe c.1698 Gulph 1720 The Gulf, the Wolf Rock 1744 The Gulfe 1794 The Wolfe 1794 The Wolf 1817