"Lyon" meaning in English

See Lyon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Lyon}} French Lyon, {{m|en|Lyons}} Lyons, {{der|en|la|Lugdūnum||fort of Lug}} Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), {{der|en|cel}} Celtic, {{der|en|cel-pro|*Lugus}} Proto-Celtic *Lugus Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lyon
  1. The third largest city in France; capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Categories (place): Cities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Cities in France, Lyon, Places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Places in France, Regional capitals of France Translations (city in France): Lyon (Afrikaans), Lyon (Albanian), لِيُون (liyūn) [feminine] (Arabic), Lyón (Aragonese), Լիոն (english: Lion) (Armenian), Lyon (Bavarian), Ліён (Lijón) [masculine] (Belarusian), লিওন (liōn) (Bengali), Лио́н (Lión) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Lió [masculine] (Catalan), Lyon (Cebuano), 里昂 (Lǐ'áng) (Chinese Mandarin), Lyon (Cornish), Lione [feminine] (Corsican), Lyon (Czech), Lyon (Danish), Lyon (Dutch), Liono (Esperanto), Lyon (Estonian), Lugduunum (Farefare), Lyon (Finnish), Liyon (Franco-Provençal), Lyon [masculine] (French), Lión [masculine] (Galician), Lyon (Galician), ლიონი (lioni) (Georgian), Lyon [neuter] (German), Λυών (Lyón) (Greek), Λούγδουνο (Loúgdouno) (english: Roman era) [neuter] (Greek), ल्यों (lyõ) (Hindi), Lyon (Hungarian), Lyon (Icelandic), Lyon (Indonesian), Lyon (Irish), Lione [feminine] (Italian), リヨン (Riyon) (Japanese), 리옹 (Riong) (Korean), Lugdūnum [neuter] (Latin), Liona (Latvian), Lionas (Lithuanian), Lyon (Luxembourgish), Ли́он (Líon) [masculine] (Macedonian), ल्यों (lyõ) [neuter] (Marathi), Liyon (Northern Kurdish), Lion [masculine] (Occitan), لیون (Liyon) (Ottoman Turkish), لیون شهری (Liyon Şehri) (Ottoman Turkish), لیون (Liyon) (Persian), Lyon (Polish), Lyon (Portuguese), Lyon (Romanian), Лио́н (Lión) [masculine] (Russian), Лион [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Lyon [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Lioni [feminine] (Sicilian), Lyon (Slovak), Lyon (Slovene), Lyon [masculine] (Spanish), León de Francia [archaic] (Spanish), Lyon (Swahili), Lyon (Swedish), ลียง (lii-yong) (Thai), Lyon (Turkish), Ліо́н (Lión) [masculine] (Ukrainian), لیون (liyon) [masculine] (Urdu), لیوں (liyõ) [masculine] (Urdu), Lion (Uyghur), Lyon (Welsh), Lyon (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-Lyon-en-name-miMiXLmD Disambiguation of 'city in France': 87 13
  2. A town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, named after the French city. Categories (place): Places in Mississippi, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Mississippi, USA, Towns in the United States Synonyms: Lions [obsolete], Lyons Derived forms: Lyonese, Lyon tacos
    Sense id: en-Lyon-en-name-UURr6iYw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 65 5 9 15 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Middle English lyon (“lion”), as a nickname, or from a sign often used outside of roadside inns and adopted as a family name by those who lived there (compare Bush). Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and lion. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lyon||lion}} Middle English lyon (“lion”), {{m|en|Bush}} Bush, {{doublet|en|Leo|leu|lev|lion}} Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and lion Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lyon
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
    Sense id: en-Lyon-en-name-su1yiRXa Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An unincorporated community and township in Franklin County, Missouri, United States. Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Townships, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Lyon-en-name-Kn0ZkNVo
  3. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Lyon Township. Categories (place): Places in the United States, Townships Derived forms: Lyon County
    Sense id: en-Lyon-en-name-7smGCOMO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lyon
  1. A tributary of the Tay River, Scotland. Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Rivers in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Lyon-en-name-8X5gTtRZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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          "code": "is",
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          "code": "id",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "word": "リヨン"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Riong",
          "sense": "city in France",
          "word": "리옹"
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          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "city in France",
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          "word": "Lionas"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Lión",
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          "roman": "liyon",
          "sense": "city in France",
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          "word": "لیون"
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          "word": "لیوں"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
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          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "sense": "city in France",
          "word": "Lion"
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          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "city in France",
          "word": "Lyon"
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
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          "lang": "West Frisian",
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      "sense": "city in France",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Lioni"
    },
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      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "word": "Lyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "word": "Lyon"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "León de Francia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "word": "Lyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "word": "Lyon"
    },
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lii-yong",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "word": "ลียง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "word": "Lyon"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Lión",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "liyon",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "liyõ",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "لیوں"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "word": "Lion"
    },
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      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "word": "Lyon"
    },
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      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "city in France",
      "word": "Lyon"
    }
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    "Lugus",
    "Lyon"
  ],
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}

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      "word": "Lyon County"
    }
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      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
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        "A surname transferred from the nickname."
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Missouri, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
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        "en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
      ],
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          "United States#English"
        ]
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        "en:Townships"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Scotland",
        "en:Rivers in Scotland"
      ],
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        "A tributary of the Tay River, Scotland."
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          "tributary"
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