Andrewartha and Trewartha are Cornish

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Etymology

''Cornish Names'' 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). *Definite article: **"An" used as: "of the", "in the", "on the", "at the", in place names. Brythonic Celt

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(Dexter, p. 18). The book mentions " Trewartha" (p. 25), and "Andrewartha" (p. 60). The ''Handbook of Cornish Names''G. Pawley White, ''A Handbook of Cornish Names'', 1981. 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 Janet Andrewartha (16 September 1951 – 26 July 2024) was an Australian television and theatre actress and director and singer. Andrewartha began her career as a high school music teacher before attending drama school. She graduated in 1979 an ...

(1951–2024), Australian actress * John Andrewartha, Cornish-born American architect and civil engineer *

Roy Andrewartha Roy Andrewartha (23 April 1938 – 15 October 2020) was a Welsh professional snooker player. Career Born in 1938, Andrewartha lost in the 1976 final of the English Amateur Championship to Chris Ross. He played in the World Amateur Snooker ...

, Welsh snooker player, finalist at the 1977, 1978, 1979 & 1984 World Snooker Championships *

Jake Andrewartha Jake Andrewartha, (born 24 December 1989 in Clare, Australia) is an Australian judoka. He competed at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the +100 kg event. Junior career Jake Andrewartha started judo when he was 9 ...

, Australian Olympian judoka,

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

Medalist and professional wrestler

References

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