Lynch
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English
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, from Ó Loingsigh (“descendant of Loingseach”), from long (“ship”).
- Also as an Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, from De Línse, Gaelicized from Norman/French de Lench, from Lench in Worchestershire, from Old English hlinc (“hill”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lynch (countable and uncountable, plural Lynchs or Lynches)
- A surname from Irish.
- A placename
- A place in the United States:
- A home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.
- A township and village therein, in Boyd County, Nebraska.
- A tributary of the North Fork Rivanna River, Virginia.
- A place in England:
- A hamlet in Berkeley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6799). [1]
- A hamlet in Overton parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5049). [2]
- A hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9047; West Lynch and East Lynch also appear on OS maps).
- A minor river at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, which joins the River Lea.
- A place in the United States: