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land. The name may also mean the high head or promontory.

PENWORVERELL. See Penwarverell.

PENYSTONE, PENYSTON, var. PENESTONE, PENEYSTONE, PENNYSTONE. Thos. de Penyston is said to have flourished at Truro in the reign of the Conqueror. These names are from pen-is-ton, the head of the corn enclosure; or the first part of the name may be that of the owner, Penny.

PERMEWAN. See Pemewan.

PEROSE. A probable corruption of Penrose, q. v.

PERRANAHNEUTHNO. From the parish of Perranutho or Perran Uthno, i. e., Perran by the exposed height or swelling (uth-no). This family is now merged in the female branch.

PERROW. Probably from the French Pierre, Peter; like Clemow, from Clement.

PETERICK. See Petherick.

PETHEICK. See Pethick.

PETHERICK. From Little Petherick or St. Petroc Minor, a parish and village in Pyder hundred, so called from the church being dedicated to St. Petrock, i. e., St. Peter. Cf. the names Patherick, Pedrick, and Peterick.

PETHICK, PETHEICK. From peth-, pith-ick, the rich dwelling (peth, pith, riches, wealth).

PETTIGREW, var. PETIGREW, PETTYGREW, PETTICRU. From the manor of Pettigrew in Gerans parish, in Powdre hundred; from bedh-y-grew, the crane's grove. Hence the U. S. name Pedigree.

PETVIN. A probable corruption of Petherwin, q. v.; or from bedho-vean, the little birch-tree.

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