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Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in the south west of England.
Cornwall may also refer to:
Land and titles
edit- Duchy of Cornwall, land belonging to the Duke of Cornwall
- Duke of Cornwall, a title belonging to the eldest son of the English Sovereign
- Earl of Cornwall, a title superseded in 1337 by the Duke of Cornwall
Places
editAustralia
edit- Cornwall, Queensland, a locality in the Maranoa Region
- Cornwall, Tasmania, a locality in the Break O’Day Council area
- Cornwall County, Tasmania, one of the cadastral divisions of Tasmania
Canada
editOntario
edit- Cornwall (federal electoral district), a former federal electoral district
- Cornwall, Ontario
- Cornwall Island (Ontario)
Elsewhere
editUnited States
edit- Cornwall, California
- Cornwall, Connecticut, a New England town
- Cornwall (CDP), Connecticut, the central village in the town
- Cornwall, Missouri
- Cornwall, New York
- Cornwall, Pennsylvania
- Cornwall, Vermont
- Cornwall County, Province of New York (historical)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, a village within the town
- North Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania
- West Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania
Elsewhere
edit- Cornouaille (Breton: Kernev), a region of Brittany, France
- Cornwall County, Jamaica, one of the three divisions of the island
People with the surname
editPronunciation | /ˈkɔːrnwɔːl/ |
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Language(s) | English |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old English |
Word/name | Cornwēalas |
Meaning | 'from Cornwall' |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Cornewall |
[1][2] |
- Alan Cornwall (disambiguation)
- Alan Whitmore Cornwall, Archdeacon of Cheltenham
- Barry Cornwall, pen name of Bryan Procter, English poet
- Charles Wolfran Cornwall, MP
- Claudia Maria Cornwall (born 1948), Canadian writer and journalist
- Jeff Cornwall, Canadian lacrosse player
- John Cornwall (disambiguation)
- Luke Cornwall, English footballer
- Nigel Cornwall, English bishop, son of Alan Whitmore Cornwall
- Rahkeem Cornwall, Antiguan cricketer
- Richard Cornwall (disambiguation)
- Sonia Cornwall (1919–2006), Canadian painter and rancher
- Thomas Cornwall, MP
- Travis Cornwall, Canadian lacrosse player
Other uses
edit- Cornwall, a dragon named Cornwall from the film Quest for Camelot
- Cornwall, a series of floor-standing loudspeakers from manufacturer Klipsch
- HMS Cornwall, the name of multiple Royal Navy ships
- LNWR 2-2-2 3020 Cornwall, an early LNWR steam locomotive
- The Cornwall, a Manhattan apartment building
- The Cornwall, a Denver Landmark
See also
editSearch for "Cornwall" on Wikipedia.
Notes
edit- ^ Jones, Daniel (2011). Roach, Peter; Setter, Jane; Esling, John (eds.). "Cornwall". Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-521-15255-6. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ Smith, Elsdon C. (1956). Dictionary of American family Names. New York: Harper and Bros. p. 43. OCLC 459620116.