Etymology

Helston

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Today it means: A town and civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6527). Full definition →

Cornish Hellys
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The story

  1. Cornish · derived fromHellys“old court”
  2. English todayHelston

From Cornish Hellys (“old court”) + -ton.

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