"Lyon" meaning in French

See Lyon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ljɔ̃/, /li.jɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Lyon.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Lyon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Lyon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Lyon.wav
Etymology: From Latin Lugdūnum, from Gaulish *Lugudūnon (“fort of Lug”), from the Celtic deity Lugus, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|la|Lugdūnum}} Latin Lugdūnum, {{der|fr|cel-gau|*Lugudūnon||fort of Lug}} Gaulish *Lugudūnon (“fort of Lug”), {{der|fr|cel-pro|*Lugus}} Proto-Celtic *Lugus Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Lyon m
  1. Lyon, Lyons (the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France) Wikipedia link: Lugus Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Cities in France, Places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Places in France, Regional capitals of France Derived forms: Lyonnais, lyonnais
    Sense id: en-Lyon-fr-name-C~E49gA4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Lyon
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