Penrose Name Meaning. Cornish and Welsh: habitational name from any of the places called Penrose, in ten parishes of Cornwall, several in Wales, and in Herefordshire near the Welsh border. All are named with Celtic pen 'head', 'top', 'end' + ros 'heath', 'moor'.
The meaning of the name “Penwyn” is: “White head”. Categories: Celtic Names, Welsh Names. Used in: Welsh speaking countries. Gender: Boy Names. Origins: Welsh.
dialectal variant of please. plaise. Definition of plaise (Entry 2 of 2) variant spelling of plaice.
This interesting surname is of Welsh origin, and is a locational name from Powys. The new division of Wales into counties has brought back the name Powys; in the medieval period it was the name of the princedom of north-east Wales. ... In the modern idiom the surname can be found as Powys, Powes and Powis.
