Avalon

See also: Ávalon

English

Etymology

From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβal (“apple”), from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈævəlɑn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈævəlɒn/

Proper noun

Avalon

1. (Arthurian legend) An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
2. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the island of Catalina.

Translations

earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend

• Afrikaans: Avalon
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿瓦隆 (zh) (Āwǎlóng)

• Danish: Avalon
• Esperanto: Avalon
• French: Avalon (fr)
• Greek: Άβαλον (Ávalon)
• Japanese: アヴァロン
• Korean: 아발론 (Aballon)
• Latin: īnsula Avallōnis f, Avallōnia
• Portuguese: Avalon f
• Russian: Авало́н (ru) m (Avalón)
• Spanish: Ávalon
• Welsh: Ynys Afallon f

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Ávalon (uncommon)
• Avalom (uncommon)
• Avalão (rare)

Proper noun

Avalon f

1. (Arthurian legend) Avalon (earthly paradise in the western seas)