<P> The phrase Tre, Pol and Pen is used to describe people from or places in Cornwall, UK . The full rhyming couplet runs: By Tre Pol and Pen / Shall ye know all Cornishmen, a version of which was recorded by Richard Carew in his Survey of Cornwall, published in 1602 . Many Cornish surnames and place names still retain these words as prefixes, such as the surname Trelawny and the village Polzeath . Tre in the Cornish language means a settlement or homestead; Pol, a pond, lake or well; and Pen (also Welsh and Cumbric), a hill or headland . Cornish surnames and placenames are generally pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable . </P> <Ul> <Li> Squire Trelawney, character in Treasure Island </Li> <Li> Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet </Li> <Li> Petroc Trelawny </Li> <Li> Arthur Tremayne </Li> <Li> Henry Trengrouse </Li> <Li> John Trevaskis </Li> <Li> Richard Trevithick </Li> <Li> Richard Trevithick Tangye </Li> <Li> Ross Poldark, fictional character in series of the same name </Li> <Li> James Polkinghorne </Li> <Li> Richard Polwhele </Li> <Li> Edward William Wynne Pendarves </Li> <Li> David Penhaligon </Li> <Li> Charles Penrose </Li> <Li> Guy Penrose Gibson </Li> <Li> Dolly Pentreath </Li> </Ul>

What does the prefix tre mean in cornwall