Newlyn
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English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Cornish Lulyn, a toponym composed of the elements lu (“fleet”) + lynn (“pool”), from Old Cornish *lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lindom.
Proper noun
Newlyn (countable and uncountable, plural Newlyns)
- A coastal village and harbour in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4628).
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
- A small town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Cornish.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Newlyn is the 14673rd most common surname in England, belonging to 360 individuals.
See also
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Newlyn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 664.