Trewartha and Andrewartha are Cornish

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s (and placename, Dexter). There are places called Trewartha in the parishes of

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, St Agnes, St Neot and

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. According to the ''Handbook of Cornish Names'' by G. Pawley White, "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead". ''Cornish Names'' by Dr T. F. G. Dexter :

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: publ. 1926 Longmans Green: reprinted 1968 Bradford Barton : says on p. 15 - Nouns: "tre" a "town", feminine, (maybe a hamlet or house, also Brythonic Celt Welsh "tref", about 4-500AD). Adjectives: "Wartha" : "upper" (maybe higher or greater or on a hill) cf. "Wollas" : "lower" ( maybe smaller or lesser or in a valley, of the two). "Trewartha" page 25. "

Andrewartha Andrewartha and Trewartha are Cornish family names. Etymology ''Cornish Names'' says: *Nouns: **"tre" a "town", feminine, maybe a hamlet or house **"tref: village, town", Brythonic Celt Welsh about 4-500 AD *Adjectives: **"Wartha": "upper" ( ...

" page 60. Definite Article: "An", (Brythonic Celt

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)p18, is used as : of the, in the, on the, at the, in place names. EA 8.2009 ''Tre'' = Farm, Homestead (x) - - ''Wartha'' = Above, Upper(x) As ''An'' is Cornish for The, and ''Dre'' is mutated from the Cornish "Tre" ''Andrewartha'' means "The Upper Farm" or "The Upper Homestead" and it is generally accepted that both names have the same meaning.

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