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Andrewartha and Trewartha are Cornish family names. "Cornish Names"〔T. F. G. Dexter, "Cornish Names", Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1926, Longmans Green. Reprinted 1968, Bradford Barton, p.15〕 says: *Nouns: * *"tre" a "town", feminine, maybe a hamlet or house * *"tref : village, town", Brythonic Celt Welsh about 4-500AD *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 Cornish language (p18). The book mentions "Trewartha" (p.25), and "Andrewartha" (p.60). The "Handbook of Cornish Names"〔G Pawsley White, "Handbook of Cornish Names"〕 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 (born 1952), Australian actress *Roy Andrewartha, English snooker player, finalist at the 1977, 1978, 1979 & 1984 World Snooker Championships 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrewartha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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