Tredinnick is a Cornish surname. It derives from one of the places called Tredinnick; Tredinnick is formed from the elements "tre-" (homestead) and either "dynek" (fortified), "eythynek" (overgrown with gorse) or "redynek" (overgrown with bracken).[1]

People

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Notable people with the surname include:

Settlements

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Places in Cornwall called Tredinnick or Tredinneck:[2] Tredinneck (Madron); Tredinnick (Duloe, Landrake, Lanhydrock, Luxulyan, Morval, Newlyn East, Probus, St Issey, St Keverne, St Mabyn and St Neot)

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, et al. (2002) The Oxford Surnames Companion. Oxford U. P.; p. 620
  2. ^ Craig Weatherhill (2009) A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype ISBN 978-1-904808-22-0; p. 68