English Explanatory Dictionary

Byron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. Lord Byron, George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824), a famous English poet and leading figure in romanticism.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
  4. A placename:
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California.
  7. A city in Peach County, Houston County and Crawford County, Georgia.
  8. A city in Ogle County, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana.
  11. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  12. A village in Burns Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪɹən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Byron.wav

Word forms

Byron

Etymology

A habitational surname from Old English byrum (“at the byre or cattleshed”).

Derived words

Byron Bay Byronesque Byronian Byronic Byronism

Translations

Armenian: Բայրոն Chinese Mandarin: 拜倫 /拜伦 Greek: Βύρων Greek: Βύρωνας Polish: Bajron Polish: Byron
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