Etymology

Penryn

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in southern Cornwall, England, to the north of Falmouth (OS grid ref SW7834). Full definition →

Cornish Pennrynn
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  1. Cornish · derived fromPennrynn
  2. English todayPenryn

From Cornish Pennrynn, meaning "promontory".

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