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PATRONYMICA

MENHENHICK, MENHENICK. See Manhanick.

MENHENITT, MANHANIOT. From the parish of Menheniot (now Menherriot) in East hundred. According to Hals, the name means the ancient stone gate (Cornish mean-hen, A. S. gate, geat). Others derive it from menedh-Neot, (St.) Neot's hill. In the valuation of Pope Nicholas the name of the parish is written Manyhinyhet or Saihinet.

MENHINACK. See Manhanick.

MENHINICK. See Manhanick.

MENZANT. From men-zanz, which may be variously rendered the saint's head, the holy or consecrated hill, or the head of the bay; or from mên-sanz, the holy stone.

MERTHER. From Merther in Powder hundred. Pryce renders Mer-ther, Môr-dôr, on the sea-water. Hals says, "Merthyr, Murder refers to the tutelar patron and guardian saint (Cohan) of the church, who was a martyr for the Christian religion."

METHERAL. See Meathrel.

METHERELL. See Meathrel.

MEVAGISSEY. From Mevagassey in Powder hundred, which Hals renders "the hill custom; otherwise Menagasseg, after the Welsh, is the hill and waves of the sea"! Carew says the church is called Menaguisy from its two tutelar saints Meny and Isey. In Wolsey's Inquisition (1521) the church is called St. Menage-zey. Pryce gives Mene-guissey, Melin-gissy (a village); and Meva-gizey, Mene-guissy, Mellin-guissey (a parish); both of which he renders the mill wood.

MEYN. See Myne.

MICHELL. Not an uncommon surname in Cornwall. The name of one family was originally Mychel and Mighel,

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