Avalon

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UK, contemporary/ˈav.əˌlɒn/UK/ˈæv-/UK/-ˌlɔːn/Canada, US, cot caught merger/ˈæv.əˌlɑn/

proper noun

An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.

OriginLatin Avallōnia ← Proto-Brythonic *aβaln ← Proto-Celtic *abalnā →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Avallon · alternative Avilion

  1. Arthurian legendAn 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 Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North America.
  3. A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
paradise

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ébōl
  2. Proto-Celtic*abalnā
  3. Proto-Brythonic*aβaln“apple tree”
  4. LatinAvallōnia
  5. EnglishAvalon

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Avalon
  • Avalonearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Chinese Mandarin 阿瓦隆
  • 阿瓦隆 (Āwǎlóng)earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Danish Avalon
  • Avalonearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Esperanto Avalon
  • Avalonearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
French Avalon
  • Avalonearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Greek Άβαλον
  • Άβαλον (Ávalon)earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Japanese アヴァロン
  • アヴァロンearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Korean 아발론
  • 아발론 (Aballon)earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Latin Avallōnia, īnsula Avallōnis
  • Avallōniaearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
  • īnsula Avallōnisearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Polish Avalon
  • Avalonearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Portuguese Avalon
  • Avalonearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Russian Авало́н
  • Авало́н (Avalón)earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Spanish Ávalon
  • Ávalonearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Welsh Afallon, Afallach
  • Afallonearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
  • Afallachearthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend
Cite this entry
APA

Avalon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avalon

MLA

“Avalon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avalon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Avalon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Avalon.

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