Lyon

Meanings

1. The third largest city in France; the capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
2. A metropolitan authority in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, outside of Rhône department, which includes the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs; in full, the Metropolis of Lyon.
3. A town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, named after the French city.

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
2. An unincorporated community and township in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
3. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Lyon Township.

1. A river in Glen Lyon, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which joins the River Tay; in full, the River Lyon.

1. Obsolete spelling of lion.

Etymology

From French Lyon (supplanting earlier Lyons, derived from the Old French nominative form), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.