English Explanatory Dictionary

Lundy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Devon, England, and included in Torridge district (OS grid ref SS14).
  2. A sea area corresponding to the Bristol Channel
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Lundy Lundys

Etymology

The name means 'puffin island', from Old Norse lundi (“puffin”) + ey (“island”). Compare Lundey in Iceland.

Derived words

Lundy cabbage
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