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Lyon

See also: lyon, Lyón, lyön, and lÿon

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

The family name is from 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 nounEdit

Lyon
  1. Alternative spelling of Lyons
  2. A surname​.
  3. A river in Scotland, tributary to the Tay.

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Lyon
  1. The city of Lyons, France.

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PortugueseEdit

Proper nounEdit

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

SpanishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Lyon m
  1. Alternative form of Lyón

SwedishEdit

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Proper nounEdit

Lyon n
  1. Lyons (a city in France)

TurkishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Lyon
  1. Lyons

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