Lyons
Meanings
name
- Alternative form of Lyon: the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Boulder County, Colorado.
- A city, the county seat of Toombs County, Georgia.
- A village and township in Cook County, Illinois.
- A town in Washington Township, Greene County, Indiana.
- A township in Mills County, Iowa.
- A city, the county seat of Rice County, Kansas.
- A village and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
- A township in Lyon County, Minnesota, apparently named after Lyon in France.
- A township in Wadena County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
noun
- plural of lyon
Word forms
Etymology
From Old French Lyons (nominative of Lyon), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.
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