English Explanatory Dictionary

Penryn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in southern Cornwall, England, to the north of Falmouth (OS grid ref SW7834).
  2. A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States, named after Penrhyn in Wales, but with a deliberate change in spelling.

Pronunciation

/pɛnˈɹɪn/

Word forms

Penryn

Etymology

From Cornish Pennrynn, meaning "promontory".

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