Cornish is the adjective and demonym associated with

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

, the most southwesterly part of the United Kingdom. It may refer to: *

Cornish language Cornish (Standard Written Form: or , ) is a Southwestern Brittonic language, Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. Along with Welsh language, Welsh and Breton language, Breton, Cornish descends from Common Brittonic, ...

, a Brittonic Southwestern Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Cornwall *

Cornish people Cornish people or the Cornish (, ) are an ethnic group native to, or associated with Cornwall: and a recognised national minority in the United Kingdom, which (like the Welsh people, Welsh and Breton people, Bretons) can trace its roots to ...

Cornish Americans Cornish Americans () are Americans who describe themselves as having Cornish ancestry, an ethnic group of Brittonic Celts native to Cornwall and the Scilly Isles, part of England in the United Kingdom. Although Cornish ancestry is not recogn ...

** Cornish Australians **

Cornish Canadians Cornish Canadians are Canadians of Cornish descent, including those who were born in Cornwall. The number of Canadian citizens of Cornish descent cannot be determined through census statistics, though speculative estimates place the population ...

Cornish diaspora The Cornish diaspora () consists of Cornish people and their descendants who emigrated from Cornwall, United Kingdom. The diaspora is found within the United Kingdom, and in countries such as the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, P ...

Culture of Cornwall The culture of Cornwall forms part of the culture of the United Kingdom, but has distinct customs, traditions and peculiarities. Cornwall has many strong local traditions. After many years of decline, Cornish culture has undergone a strong re ...

Cornish may also refer to:

Places

United States

* Cornish, Colorado *

Cornish, Maine Cornish is a New England town, town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,508 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The main village in town is t ...

, a town ** Cornish (CDP), Maine, the primary village *

Cornish, New Hampshire Cornish is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,616 at the 2020 census. Cornish has four covered bridges. Each August, it is home to the Cornish Fair. History The town was granted in 1763 and containe ...

* Cornish, Oklahoma *

Cornish, Utah Cornish is a town in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 274 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the t ...

Cornish Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota Cornish Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 28 as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Cornish Township was named for Charles E. and Milo F. Cornish, e ...

Cornish Township, Sibley County, Minnesota Cornish Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 267 at the 2000 census. Cornish Township was organized in 1871, and named after Cornish, New Hampshire, the former home of an early settler. Geograph ...

People

* Cornish (surname)

Animals and plants

Cornish Aromatic Cornish Aromatic is an apple cultivar with a crisp, nut-like aromatic flavour that was first recorded in Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celt ...

, apple cultivar * Cornish chicken *

Cornish chough The red-billed chough, Cornish chough or simply chough ( ; ''Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax''), is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus ''Pyrrhocorax''. Its eight subspecies breed on mountains and coastal cliffs from the we ...

(''Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax''), a species in the family Corvidae * Cornish game hen *

Cornish Rex The Cornish Rex is a cat breed, breed of domestic cat. The Cornish Rex only has down hair. Most breeds of cat have three different types of hair in their coats: the outer fur or "guard hairs", a middle layer called the "awn hair"; and the down ha ...

, a breed of cat *

Lucas Terrier The Lucas Terrier is a small breed of dog of the terrier type which originated in England in the late 1940s. The breed was created by Sir Jocelyn Lucas at his Ilmer Kennels in Watford, Hertfordshire. All living authentic examples can trace thei ...

, a Cornish breed of dog

Sports

Cornish Wrestling Cornish wrestling () is a form of wrestling that has been established in Cornwall for many centuries and possibly longer. It is similar to the Breton people, Breton Gouren wrestling style. It is colloquially known as "wrasslin’"Phillipps, K C: ...

, the ancient martial art, the "national sport of Cornwall" *

Cornish Pirates The Cornish Pirates () are a professional rugby union team who play in the RFU Championship, Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. The Cornish Pirates team are the 'First XV' o ...

, a rugby union team *

Launceston RUFC Launceston Rugby Club (also known as the Cornish All Blacks, the name of the 1st team) is a Cornish rugby club which play at Polson Bridge, Launceston, Cornwall. They are currently in Regional 1 South West, at the fifth tier of the Engli ...

, known as the Cornish All Blacks

Other uses

Cornish Art Colony The Cornish Art Colony (or Cornish Artists’ Colony, or Cornish Colony) was a popular art colony centered in Cornish, New Hampshire, from about 1895 through the years of World War I. Attracted by the natural beauty of the area, about 100 artis ...

, in Cornish, New Hampshire *

Cornish Assembly A Cornish Assembly () is a proposed devolved law-making assembly for Cornwall along the lines of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) and the Northern Ireland Assembly in the United Kingdom. The campaign for Cornish devolut ...

Cornish College of the Arts Cornish College of the Arts (CCA) was a Private college, private art school, art college in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1914 by music teacher Nellie Cornish. The college's main campus is in the Denny Triangle, Seattle, Denny Triangle ...

, an institution in Seattle, Washington *

Cornish pilot gig The Cornish pilot gig is a six-oar rowing boat, clinker-built of Ulmus minor 'Stricta', Cornish narrow-leaf elm, long with a beam of . It is recognised as one of the first shore-based lifeboat (rescue), lifeboats that went to vessels in distres ...

, a type of rowing boat * ''

The Cornish Trilogy ''The Cornish Trilogy'' is three related novels by Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor Robertson Davies. The trilogy consists of '' The Rebel Angels'' ( 1981), '' What's Bred in the Bone'' (1985), and '' The Lyre ...