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Porthia
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English name: St Ives · Cornwall
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“harbour of Saint Ia”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Porthenys · MouseholePorthelvan · PorthlevenPorth · ParLannanta · LelantHeyl · HayleMarghasyow · Marazion
Sources
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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