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English
Etymology
From Cornish Lannanta, from lann Anta (“church-site of Anta”), from Proto-Brythonic *llann (“churchyard”).[1] Anta was a Cornish saint, whose name was transcribed by Cornish historian Charles Henderson as British Latin Anta, Ansa.[2]
Proper noun
Lelant
- A coastal village in western Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW5437).
References
- ^ Mills, A. D. (1991). The Popular Dictionary of English Place-Names. Parragon Book Service Ltd & Magpie Books. p. 208.
- ^ Orme, N. (2000). The Saints of Cornwall. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford, p. 65
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