Avalon

See also: Ávalon

English

Etymology

From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβaln (“apple tree”), from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Compare with Welsh Afallon.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Avalon

  1. (Arthurian legend) An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
  2. A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the island of Catalina.

Translations

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Avalon f

  1. (Arthurian legend) Avalon (earthly paradise in the western seas)
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