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Polkinghorn, Polkinghorne, Polkinhorn

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In the case of Polkinghom, Philip Ellery (phil @ phil-ellery.demon.co.uk) reports that the Polkinghorn’s first
started in 1299 in the village of Gwinear a few miles east of Hayle. He states that the term “pol” means pool,
pit, pond, or inlet, and the term “kinghorn” means iron chief. Thus the name means “The pool of the Iron
Chief.” Spelling variants of the name are frequent. Also, the “e” is often left off at the end from time to time.

POLKINGHORN  (9th  S.  iv.  108,  214,  311,  461). 
— In  reply  to  MR.  HARRISON,  Kinghorn  is  a 
most  uncommon  name  in  Cornwall.    Dr. 
Bannister's  'Glossary 'of  some  20,000  Cornish 
names—a  fairly  complete  list  it  must  be 
admitted—does  not  give  it.  I  have  noted 
since  my  last  communication  that,  besides 
the  Polkinghorns  in  Gwinear,  there  is  one 
in  Perranarworthal,  and  also  downs  of  that 
name  near  Gulval.  Treganhorne  in  St.  Erth, 
and  Linkinhorne  (Lan  Tigherne  according 
to  the  Rev.  S.  Baring-Gould),  a  parish  in  East 
Cornwall,  are  similar  in  their  endings. 

J.  HAMBLEY  ROWE.

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