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Is this the original name of the town, or merely a made-up name?Crawiki (talk) 09:01, 9 February 2018 (UTC) Crawiki (talk) 09:01, 9 February 2018 (UTC)Reply
You could cann it a made-up name if you want. The spelling of Cornish has long been a contentious topic, with Camborne being the most controversial place name of all. Kammbronn is a respelling, not attested in historical documents. The spelling most Cornish speakers use respells attested words and names so they all conform to a coherent spelling system. The name Camborne was unfortunate enough to receive a particularly weird-looking respelling, which has been heavily criticised by users of all other versions of Cornish. The historically attested spelling of the name is Cambron. I highly recommend displaying both spelling on the page.
