English Explanatory Dictionary

Lanyon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet (Lanyon Farm) in Madron parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4234).
  2. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Cornish.

Word forms

Lanyon Lanyons

Etymology

From Cornish lynn (“pool”) + yeyn (“cold”).

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