Andrewartha
Andrewartha and Trewartha are Cornish family names.
Etymology
Cornish Names[1] says:
- Nouns:
- "tre" a "town", feminine, maybe a hamlet or house
- "tref: village, town", Brythonic Celt Welsh about 4-500 AD
- 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).
- "Wartha": "upper" (maybe higher or greater or on a hill)
- Definite article:
- "An" used as: "of the", "in the", "on the", "at the", in place names. Brythonic Celt Cornish language (Dexter, p. 18).
The book mentions "Trewartha" (p. 25), and "Andrewartha" (p. 60).
The Handbook of Cornish Names[2] states: "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead".
People
- Herbert Andrewartha (1907–1992), Australian research scientist in the fields of entomology, biology, zoology and animal ecology
- Janet Andrewartha (born 1952), Australian actress
- John Andrewartha, Cornish-born American architect and civil engineer
- Roy Andrewartha, English snooker player, finalist at the 1977, 1978, 1979 & 1984 World Snooker Championships
- Jake Andrewartha, Australian Olympian judoka, 2014 Commonwealth Games Medalist and professional wrestler
References
- ^ T. F. G. Dexter, Cornish Names, Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1926, Longmans Green. Reprinted 1968, Bradford Barton, p. 15
- ^ G. Pawley White, A Handbook of Cornish Names, 1981.