Nankivell (surname)

Nankivell
Family name
Meaning	"Valley of horses"
Region of origin	Cornwall
Related names	Nancekivell

Nankivell is a surname originating from Cornwall, it may refer to:

• Edward J. Nankivell
• Joice NanKivell Loch, an Australian author, journalist and humanitarian worker who worked with refugees in Poland, Greece and Romania after World War I and World War II.
• Rex Nan Kivell KCMG (8 April 1898 – 7 June 1977), a New Zealand-born British art collector.
• Gary Nankivell, a master optical craftsman from New Zealand. The Nankivell Observatory was named in his honour.
• Fred Nankivell (1876–1950), New York artist
• Frank Arthur Nankivell (1869–1959), an Australian artist
• Kevin Nancekivell, an English footballer
• Richard Nancekivell, a Cornish rugby union player

Origins

Nanskeval house at St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall. Said to be the place where the name originated

The name derives from 'Nanskeval' a place on the parish boundaries of St Mawgan in Pydar and St Columb Major, which in 1277 was spelt Nanscuvel. Nanskeval house was once the home of Liberal MP Edward Brydges Willyams and is still part of the Carnanton estate which is still owned by descendants of the same family. Nans means 'valley' in Old Cornish, and Kivell is thought to derive from the Cornish equivalent of the Welsh word ceffyl, meaning a horse.^[1]

External links

• Nankivell news website includes history of the name.

References

Nankivell, a Family Affair by Anne Williams (1986) ISBN 1862521204

1. ^ Ceffyl (Welsh)

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