Lyons

See also: lyons

English

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.

Proper noun

Lyons

  1. Alternative form of Lyon: the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Boulder County, Colorado.
    2. A city, the county seat of Toombs County, Georgia.
    3. A village and township in Cook County, Illinois.
    4. A town in Washington Township, Greene County, Indiana.
    5. A township in Mills County, Iowa.
    6. A city, the county seat of Rice County, Kansas.
    7. A village and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
    8. A township in Lyon County, Minnesota, apparently named after Lyon in France.
    9. A township in Wadena County, Minnesota.
    10. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
    11. A minor city in Burt County, Nebraska.
    12. A census-designated place in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
    13. A town, the county seat of Wayne County, New York.
    14. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Lyons, Wayne County, New York.
    15. A village in Royalton Township, Fulton County, Ohio.
    16. A city in Linn County, Oregon.
    17. A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    18. A census-designated place and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
    19. A census-designated place in Burleson County, Texas.
    20. A town and census-designated place therein, in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
  3. A place in Australia:
    1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after Joseph Lyons.
    2. A northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory.
    3. A rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland.
  4. A surname.

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