Petertavy
Major Settlement in the Parish of Petertavy
Historical Forms
- Tawi 1086 DB
- Taui 1165 P
- Petri Tavy, ecclesia Petri Tavy 1270 Exon
- Tavy Beati Petri 1291 Tax
- Tavy Sancti Petri 1318 Exon
- Peterestavi 1276 Exon 1295 Ipm
- Petrestauy juxta Tauistok 1313 Ass
- Petterstavy 1583 FF
- Patrystavy 1434 Pat
- Patryxtavy 1535 LP
Etymology
'(Church of) St Peter by the Tavy.' v. Marytavy supra 200.The two latest forms seem to have been influenced by the name Patrick . The two elements should be pronounced as one word with unifying stress on the first syllable.