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and Gentle Men.") There is a place called Trevilian Bridge in Merthyr. The name is form tre-vylgan, the dwelling of the seaman (vylgy, the sea), according to tradition, and the arms of Sir John Trevylian. The name is also found written Trevilian, Trevillian, Trevillion, Trevylian, Trevyllian, Treuilian, Trivellian. But see Trevelyn.

TREVELYN. From tref-lyn, the dwelling by the water; tre-melyn, the yellow dwelling; or tre-vellin, the dwelling by the mill.

TREVENA, TREVENNA. From Trevena in Tintagel; or Trevenna in Creed, or in Mawgan in Pyder; from tre-vean, the stone town. Pryce however renders Trevena, -venna, -vennen, -venner, the bees' town, old town, or women's town (bennen, a woman). But see Trevener.

TREVENAN. See Trevenen.

TREVEND. From Trewint, name of places in Alternun, Landrake, and Menherriot; from root of Trewin, q. v.

TREVENEN, TREVENAN. From Trevenen (found Trevennen and Tremenen) in Gorran, which Tonkin thinks may mean "the town of birth, in reference to its fertility;" but the name is more probably from the root of Trevena, q. v.

TREVENER, TREVENNER, TREVENOR, TRAVENER. From tre-mener, the dwelling on the mountain or hill. But see Trevena.

TREVENNA. See Trevena.

TREVENNARD. See Trewinard.

TREVENNER. See Trevener.

TREVENNING. From Trevenning in Michaelstowe; from tref-hên-en, the old dwelling; tre-guen-en, the downs' town; or tre-gwyn-en, the white town.

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