"Lyell" meaning in All languages combined

See Lyell on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Lyells [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪəl Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Lyell (countable and uncountable, plural Lyells)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Lyell-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Alternative spelling of Lyal Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Lyal
    Sense id: en-Lyell-en-name-2vlktcFo
  3. A locality and ghost town in Buller district, West Coast, New Zealand, named after Charles Lyell. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in New Zealand, Ghost towns in the West Coast, New Zealand, Places in New Zealand, Places in the West Coast, New Zealand, Villages in New Zealand, Villages in the West Coast, New Zealand Derived forms: Lyellian, Lyell's swift, Lyell's syndrome
    Sense id: en-Lyell-en-name-wbd0yzNA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 40 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 38 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 37 52

Inflected forms

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