Home >> Cornish Baby Names

Cornish Baby Names

Cornish is a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language historically spoken by the Cornish people and recognized minority language of the United Kingdom protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Cornish language has a growing number of speakers. The Cornish language is widely considered to be an important part of Cornish identity, culture and heritage.

Cornish is descended directly from the Common Brittonic language spoken throughout much of Britain before the English language came to dominate. It was the main language of Cornwall for centuries until it was pushed westwards by English. Cornish continued to function as a common community language in parts of Cornwall until the late 18th century and continued to be spoken in the home by some families into the 19th and 20th centuries.

Cornish previously experienced a severe decline towards the end of the 19th century but has enjoyed a revival in recent years, with many school children being brought up to be bilingual native speakers. Cornish is an elegant sounding language and Cornish names are uniquely complex. Many Cornish girls names resemble names from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy, as the author is said to have been inspired by the Cornish language while writing his famous stories. BabyNamesCube.com is a great resource for Cornish baby names of boys and girls with their name meanings.