Talk:Trevelyan

Responsible for famine?
To say that Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet was 'responsible for the Great Famine in Ireland' is a gross over-simplification of a complex issue.Filigree11 (talk) 10:22, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Etymology of Trevelyan
"Trevelyan is a Cornish surname derived from a Cornish place meaning 'Village of Elian'."

This assertion lacks any citation to support it and is incorrect. It is not correct that, in Cornish, the compound word Trevelyan means "Village of Elian". It is true that in later Cornish use, as settlements grew, Trev in a compound term denoting a locality might indicate a village or even a town. Originally, however, when used in a compound word Trev denoted a dwelling, home, habitation or farmstead. Hence, Trevelyan means: Elian's habitation; Elian's dwelling place; Elian's home; Elian's farmstead; or Elian's farm; viz

"trev coll. sing. +enn farmstead" Source: HABITATION, s. (A dwelling-place). Tre, trev, regva, trigva, drigva, annedh, asedh, w. ; chy, F. (English-Cornish dictionary (1887) - Jago, Frederick; https://archive.org/details/EnglishCornishDictionary ) 124.186.104.184 (talk) 07:19, 18 March 2014 (UTC)