Etymology

Port Quin

Today it means: A hamlet and cove in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9780) Full definition →

Cornish Porth Gwynn
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The story

  1. Cornish · borrowed fromPorth Gwynn
  2. English todayPort Quin

From Cornish Porth Gwynn (literally “white cove”), from porth (“harbour”) + gwynn (“white”).

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