Lyon
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English
Etymology 1
From French Lyon (supplanting earlier Lyons, derived from the Old French nominative form), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.
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Proper noun
Lyon
- The third largest city in France; capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- 1964, Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 152:
- Lyon was not a very cheerful town at night. It was a big, heavy, solid-money town, probably fine if you had money and liked that sort of town. For years I had heard about the wonderful chicken in the restaurants there, but we had eaten mutton instead.
- The Metropolis of Lyon, a metropolitan authority in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, outside of Rhône department, which includes the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs.
- A town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, named after the French city.
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city in France
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Etymology 2
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). Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and lion.
Proper noun
Lyon
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- An unincorporated community and township in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Lyon Township.
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Etymology 3
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Proper noun
Lyon
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French
Etymology
From Latin Lugdūnum, from Gaulish *Lugudūnon (“fort of Lug”), from the Celtic deity Lugus, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.
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Proper noun
Lyon m
- Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
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Portuguese
Proper noun
Lyon f
- Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
Spanish
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lyon m
- Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
- Synonym: (dated) León de Francia
Swedish
Proper noun
Lyon n
- Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France)
Turkish
Etymology
From French Lyon, q.v. Compare Ottoman Turkish لیون (Liyon).
Proper noun
Lyon
- Lyon (a city in central France; capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)