lon

plural lons

1. abbreviationclippinggeographyClipping of longitude.

alternative LON · alternative Lon.

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of London.

plural Lons

1. A male given name; diminutive form Lonnie.

   But the person I spied on the most was my father, Lon—or, as he was called in the Southern style, Lonnie—who'd commandeer the den into the wee hours.

   2019 September 17, Edward Snowden, Permanent Record, New York, N.Y.: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, pages 15–16