Tredinnick
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Tredinnick is a Cornish surname. It derives from one of the places called Tredinnick; Tredinnick is formed from the elements "tre-" (homestead) and either "dinek" (fortified), "eythinek" (overgrown with gorse) or "redenek" (overgrown with bracken).
People
Notable people with the surname include:
- Alf Tredinnick, Australian rules footballer
- David Tredinnick (actor), Australian actor
- David Tredinnick (politician) (born 1950), British politician
- Mark Tredinnick (born 1962), Australian poet and writer
- Miles Tredinnick (born 1955), English musician, and stage and screenwriter
- Noël Tredinnick (born 1949), English organist and composer
Settlements
Places in Cornwall called Tredinnick or Tredinneck: Tredinneck (Madron); Tredinnick (Duloe, Landrake, Lanhydrock, Luxulyan, Morval, Newlyn East, Probus, St Issey, St Keverne, St Mabyn and St Neot)
Footnotes
References
- Hanks, Patrick, et al. (2002) ''The Oxford Surnames Companion''. Oxford U. P.; p. 620
- [[Craig Weatherhill]] (2009) ''A Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names''. Westport, Co. Mayo: Evertype {{ISBN. 978-1-904808-22-0; p. 68
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