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PENLEZ. See Penlease.

PENLIGAN. See Penhaligon.

PENLIRICK. See Penhalurick.

PENLYER. From pen-lear, the head of the sea (Ir. lear, the sea). Pen-lûar would signify the head of the garden; pen-ledr, the head of the cliff or steep hill.

PENMAN. From pen-maen, the head of the rock, or the stone head or promontory.

PENN, PENNA. See Pen.

PENNALYKY. From pen-hellik, the head of the willows. There is a Pennellick in Pelynt. Cf. Penhellick and Penhaligon.

PENNANT. The well-known Pennant family are from the parish and township of that name, co. Montgomery. The Cornish family are from Pennant in St. Endelion, or Pennant in St. Cleer; from pen-nant, the head of the vale.

PENNECK, PENNERKES, PENNICK. See Pinnock.

PENNIKET, PENIKETT. From the ancient family of Pentquit and De Pencoit, that lived at Penquite in Glant, temp. Hen. III. and Edw. I. The name is from pen-quite, -coit, the head or top of the wood. Penquite is the appellation of places in Blisland, St. Breward, and Lanivet; and there is a Penquitte in Landrake; and Pole gives Pennycot and Penquit as the name of places in Devonshire. Penket, Penketh are the same name.

PENNO. See Pennow.

PENNOCK. See Pinnock.

PENNOW, PENNO. From pednow, the great head; or pennou, a hill.

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