lyon

Lyon · proper noun¹

1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*Lugus
2. Celtic · derived from
3. Latin · derived fromLugdūnum“fort of Lug”
4. French · borrowed fromLyon
5. English todayLyon

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.

Lyon · proper noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromlyon“lion”
2. English todayLyon

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.

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