Etymology

Lanyon

L1A1N1Y4O1N1

Today it means: A hamlet (Lanyon Farm) in Madron parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4234). Full definition →

Cornish lynn
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The story

  1. Cornish · derived fromlynn“pool”
  2. English todayLanyon

From Cornish lynn (“pool”) + yeyn (“cold”).

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