Cornwall

Meaning

Proper Noun

• county England (country) ; forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
• The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England, consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly.
• The westernmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica (country), bordered by the county of county, Middlesex in the east; named for the English county .
• city Ontario (province).
• town Prince Edward Island (province).
• town Connecticut (state).
• town Orange County (county) New York (state).
• borough in Pennsylvania (state).
• town Vermont (state).

Origin

• From Middle English cornwale, cornwaile, from Old English Cornwealas ("Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall"), from Proto-Celtic *karnos ("horn") (compare horn) + Old English wealh. Compare Wales/Welsh, Walloon, Gaul.