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VEASE. From vêz, mêz, mêys, an open field.

VEEN. See Vian.

VELLACOT. From vellan-coit, the mill by the wood.

VELLENOWETH, FELLENOWETH. From vellan-noweth, the new mill. Hence, by contraction, the name Velloweth.

VELLENZER. From vellyn-nance, the mill valley.

VELLHUISH. See Melhuish.

VELLNOWARTH, VELNOWARTH. From vellan-varth, the high or highest mill.

VELLOWETH. See Vellenoweth.

VENARD. From win-ard, the high marsh.

VENN. From Venn, name of places in Cardinham, Laneast, and Quethiock; from vean, little; fen, fedn, an end, also a head; or guen, a plain, down.

VENTOM, VENTON. See Fenton.

VERMAN. From veor-mân, the great stone.

VESPER. See Vosper.

VIAN, VEEN. From vean, little; or from some local name compounded thereof: as Porth-Vyan, the little gate, cove, creek, or entrance. But Vian, Veen might also be from vyin, vyyn, pl. of maen, a stone; whence Carvynick, "the stony town," in Gorran.

VICE. See Vose.

VIDDICKS. See Biddick.

VIETH. From vy-etha, the great stream.

VIGO, VIGOE. From wick, a village. There is a place named Bosvigo in Kenwyn.

VINCE. From vince, a spring. There is Trevince in Gwennap. Vince would also corrupt from Vincent.

VINGOE. From win-go, the little marsh.

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