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PATRONYMICA

MULBERRY. From Mulfra in Madron; from moel-vrè, the bald or "bare hill. This is confirmed by Polwhele, who renders Moel-vre (vulgò Mulberry) in St. Austell, the bare hill; and by Pryce, who translates Mulfra, Mulvera, the bare hill; which he also makes a nom. fam.

MULFRA, MULVERA. From Mulfra in Madron. See Mulberry.

MULVERA. See Mulfra.

MURT, MURTH. See Morth.

MYLOR. From the parish of Mylor in the hundred of East Kerrick; from moel-or, the stone boundary.

MYNE. From mean, mên (pl. myyn), a stone; or men, a head, a hill. Hence Main, Maine, Mayne, Mean, Mein, Meyn.

MYNON. From mein-on, the stony downs.

MYNOR, MYNORS. See Menear.

MYNTAYE. See Minty.

MYTHIAN. See Mithian.

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NACOTHAN. See Nancothan.

NANCARROW. From Nancarrow in St. Allen, which Pryce renders the deers' valley, and Tonkin they valley of brooks (nan-carrow).

NANCE. From nans, nance, nantz, a valley; "properly," says Pryce, "a level or plain, a dale." There is a place called Nants, Nance, or Nans, in Illogan.

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