Lyon

See also: lyon, Lyón, lyön, and lÿon

English

Etymology

The family name is from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English lyon (“lion”), as a nickname, or from a sign often used outside of roadside inns and adopted as a family name by those who lived there (compare Bush).

Proper noun

Lyon

1. Alternative spelling of Lyons
2. A surname transferred from the nickname
3. A river in Scotland, tributary to the Tay.

Derived terms

• Lyon County

Anagrams

• noyl, only, ynol

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French

Etymology

From the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), from Gaulish Lugodunon, named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *lug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ljɔ̃/, /li.jɔ̃/

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• Homophone: lion

Proper noun

Lyon ?

1. The city of Lyons, France.

Derived terms

• Lyonnais
• lyonnais

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Lyon f

1. Lyons, Lyon (a city in Rhône-Alpes, France)

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• Lyón

Proper noun

Lyon m

1. Lyons (a city in France)

   Synonym: (dated) León de Francia

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Swedish

Proper noun

Lyon n

1. Lyons (a city in France)

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Turkish

Proper noun

Lyon

1. Lyons