Tre, Pol and Pen
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates The phrase Tre, Pol and Pen is used to describe people from or places in Cornwall, UK. The full rhyming couplet runs: By Tre Pol and Pen / Shall ye know all Cornishmen,<ref>Tre, Pol and Pen - The Cornish Family by Bernard Deacon</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> a version of which was recorded by Richard Carew in his Survey of Cornwall, published in 1602.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Many Cornish surnames and place names still retain these words as prefixes, such as the surname Trelawny and the village Polzeath. Tre in the Cornish language means a settlement or homestead; Pol, a pond, lake or well; and Pen (also Welsh and Cumbric), a hill or headland. Cornish surnames and placenames are generally pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Examples in Cornish surnames
Tre
- Squire Trelawney, character in Treasure Island
- Sybill Trelawney, character in Harry Potter
- Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet
- Petroc Trelawny
- Arthur Tremayne
- Henry Trengrouse
- John Trevaskis
- Marcus Trescothick
- Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet
- Richard Trevithick
- Richard Trevithick Tangye
Pol
- Ross Poldark, fictional character in series of the same name
- James Polkinghorne
- Richard Polwhele
Pen
- Edward William Wynne Pendarves
- David Penhaligon
- William Henry Penhaligon
- Charles Penrose
- Guy Penrose Gibson
- Dolly Pentreath
- Sir Humphrey Pengallan, character in Jamaica Inn
Examples in Cornish place names
Tre
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Pen
See also
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