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TRENNER. See Trenear.

TRENORREN. See Trenarren.

TRENOUTH. See Trenowith.

TRENOW. From Trenow, which Pryce renders noisy town (now, noise). But see Trenowith.

TRENOWITH, TRENOUTH, TRENOWETH, TRENOWTH. From Trenowith, an estate in the parish of Probus, where dwelt, in 12 Edw. III., Michael de Trenowith, one of the knights of Cornwall (there is Trenouth in Luxulion, and Trenoweth in Crowan and Gwinnear); from tre-noweth, the new town; or tre-noth, the bare or exposed dwelling. Cf. the name Trenow.

TRENWITH. From Trenwith in the parish of St. Ives, where the family flourished for many centuries; from tre-enwith, the dwelling among ash-trees. The family name was originally Bayliff.

TREONIKE. Hals says, "Treon-ike (Sax.-Cornish) in St. Allen, trees on the lake, spring, leate, or bosom of waters; or from tre-on-ike, the town or tenement situate on the lake or river of water;" but the name might also be from tre-gûn-ick, the dwelling in the down place. Trewinnick means the dwelling on the marsh; and there is a Trennick in Gorran.

TREPESS. From tre-vêz, the dwelling in the meadow or open field.

TRERELLEVAR. From tre-le-var, the dwelling by the great place; or tre-rhyll-veor, the dwelling by the great cleft.

TRERICE, TRERISE, TRERIZE. From Trerice in St. Allen, which Pryce renders "the town on the decline of the hill." He gives also the verb reese, to flit or slide

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