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Trevelyan
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Meaning
From a surname which was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "homestead on the hill".
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Trevelyan
Trevelyan is a Welsh and Cornish name derived from a place-name which originally meant "farmstead 'trev' or Tref (town in Welsh) of Elyan".
Trevelyan Thomson
Walter Trevelyan Thomson (30 April 1875 – 8 February 1928) was a British Liberal Member of Parliament, iron and steel merchant and soldier.
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