Winnard

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A surname of Cornish origin, also borne by a locality in Cornwall, England
2. A Cornish family name, also used for a place name in the county of Cornwall in southwest England
3. The name of a Cornish family, which also labels a small locality in southwestern England

Etymology: Winnard is a surname, found mostly in Cornwall, the far south-western county of England where Cornish was spoken into the 18th century. It is most likely a Cornish name, and many Cornish surnames of this type began as descriptions of a place or a homestead, but the exact Cornish elements behind this one are uncertain, and I have not found a documented origin to rely on. The name also appears in English records as a surname rather than a common word, so it has no separate dictionary sense to trace. Its history is best read through parish registers and local name studies, where its early spellings can show how it was written and where it took root.