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Lyon

Lyon

See also: lyon, Lyón, lyön, and lÿon

English

Proper noun

Lyon

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

Anagrams


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

Proper noun

Lyon

  1. The city of Lyons, France.

Derived terms


Portuguese

Proper noun

Lyon f

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

Spanish

Proper noun

Lyon m

  1. Alternative form of Lyón

Swedish

Proper noun

Lyon n

  1. Lyons (a city in France)

Turkish

Proper noun

Lyon

  1. Lyons

lyon

lyon

See also: Lyon, Lyón, lyön, and lÿon

English

Noun

lyon (plural lyons)

  1. Obsolete spelling of lion

Middle French

Etymology

Old French lion, from Latin leo, leonis

Noun

lyon m (plural lyons)

  1. lion (mammal)