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PATRONYMICA

TREGULLAN, TREGULLA. From Tregullan in Lanivet. From tre-gol-an, the holy town or dwelling. Pryce renders the local name Engollan, "the bottom."

TREGUNNEL. See Tregonwell.

TREGUNNO. From Tregunno in St. Ewe; from tre-genau, the dwelling at the mouth or entrance, from its situation near the downs; or from tre-gûnnow, the dwelling on the downs. Hence Tregenna, Tregenno, and Tregena.

TREGURTHA, TREGORTHA. From the manor of Tregurtha in St. Hilary; from tre-gorha, the town for hay.

TREGURY. The same name as Tregurtha, q. v. Lysons says that in the parish of St. Wenn is situate Tregury, Tregurrs, or Tregurtha, the seat of a family so called, of whom was Michael de Tregury, Archbishop of Dublin, who died in 1411.

TREGUSKING, TREGASKING. From the local name Tregiskey, which Pryce and Polwhele render "the blessed town;" but gûs-kein would also mean "the woody promontory;" and tre-gissy, "the woody dwelling." The name, however, is more probably from tre-guskys, the sheltered dwelling (guskys, a covert, shelter).

TREGYON. See Tregian.

TREHAIR, TRAHAIR, TREHAR, TRAER. From tre-hîr, the long town; or tre-heir, the place of battle. There is a place named Trehire in Lanreath.

TREHANE. From Trehane in Probus, or Trehane in Davidstow; from tre-hane, the old dwelling; or, as others say, from tre-hân, the summer town. Hence, by contraction, the surnames Train and Drain.

TREHAR. See Trehair.

TREHARNE. See Trehern.