Tregenna

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proper noun

A hamlet in Veryan parish, on the south coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9440).

OriginCornish tre →
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Meanings

proper nounTregenna (countable and uncountable, plural Tregennas)

plural Tregennas

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Veryan parish, on the south coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9440).
  2. countableuncountableAn 18th-century former castle St Ives, Cornwall, now a hotel; in full, Tregenna Castle (OS grid ref SW5139).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Cornish.

Origin

  1. Cornishtre“homestead”
  2. EnglishTregenna

From Cornish tre (“homestead”) + kensa (“first, foremost”).

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APA

Tregenna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tregenna

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“Tregenna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tregenna. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tregenna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tregenna.

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