Tre, Pol and Pen - wikipedia Tre, Pol and Pen The phrase Tre, Pol and Pen is used to describe people from or places in Cornwall, UK. The full rhyming couplet runs : By Tre Pol and Pen / Shall ye know all Cornishmen, a version of which was recorded by Richard Carew in his Survey of Cornwall, published in 1602. Many Cornish surnames and place names still retain these words as prefixes, such as the surname Trelawny and the village Polzeath. Tre in the Cornish language means a settlement or homestead ; Pol, a pond, lake or well ; and Pen ( also Welsh and Cumbric ), a hill or headland. Cornish surnames and placenames are generally pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable. Contents 1 Examples in Cornish surnames 2 Examples in Cornish places 3 See also 4 References Examples in Cornish surnames Squire Trelawney, character in Treasure Island Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet Petroc Trelawny Arthur Tremayne Henry Trengrouse John Trevaskis Richard Trevithick Richard Trevithick Tangye Ross Poldark, fictional character in series of the same name James Polkinghorne Richard Polwhele Edward William Wynne Pendarves David Penhaligon Charles Penrose Guy Penrose Gibson Dolly Pentreath Examples in Cornish places Trethevy Tregony Polzeath Polperro Penzance Penryn See also Cornish surnames Cornish language References Jump up ^ Tre, Pol and Pen - The Cornish Family by Bernard Deacon Jump up ^ Cornish surnames - By Tre, Pol and Pen shall ye know all Cornishmen Jump up ^ Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall ( Page 48 ) Jump up ^ Words & Phrases, West Penwith hide Cornish language Topics Revival Last speaker Grammar Numbers Cornish surnames Glasney College Plen - an - gwary Literature Bodmin manumissions Pascon agan Arluth Ordinalia Beunans Meriasek Bewnans Ke Cranken Rhyme Bible translations Orthographies Standard Written Form Kernewek Kemmyn Kernowek Standard Modern Cornish Unified Cornish Organisations Cornish Language Partnership Agan Tavas An Kylgh Kernewek Cussel an Tavas Kernuak Kesva an Taves Kernewek Kowethas an Yeth Kernewek Movyans Skolyow Meythrin The Celtic Congress Cornwall Key figures Henry Jenner Robert Morton Nance Edward Lhuyd Dolly Pentreath Chesten Marchant John Davey Richard Gendall Ken George Nicholas Williams Related articles Brittonic languages Celtic languages Cornwall Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tre,_Pol_and_Pen&oldid=832548298 '' Categories : Cornish - language surnames Cornish words and phrases Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 March 2018, at 17 : 26. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what does the prefix tre mean in cornwall
Answer: settlement or homestead