Lund

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proper noun

An unincorporated village in the Regional District of qathet, British Columbia, Canada.

OriginOld Norse lundr ← Danish lund →
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Meanings

proper nounLund (countable and uncountable, plural Lunds)

plural Lunds

  1. A placename
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated village in the Regional District of qathet, British Columbia, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableA municipality of Rogaland county, Norway.
    3. countableuncountableA borough and district of the city of Kristiansand, Agder county, Norway, formerly part of the county of Vest-Agder.
    4. countableuncountableA village in the municipality of Namsos, Trøndelag county, Norway.
    5. countableuncountableA community in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden.
    6. countableuncountableA city and municipality of Skåne County, in southern Sweden.
    7. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9748).
    8. countableuncountableA hamlet in Cliffe parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6532).
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, United States.
    10. countableuncountableA small town and census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.
    11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Travis County, Texas, United States.
    12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated village in Iron County, Utah, United States.
    13. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pepin County and Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States.
  2. countableA surname.

Origin

  1. Danishlund“little forest”
  2. Old Norselundr“grove”
  3. EnglishLund

* As an English, German, and North Germanic surname, from Old Norse lundr (“grove”). * Also as a German surname, from Lunden in Dithmarschen, itself possibly borrowed from Danish lund (“little forest”) or lunn (“survey”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lund

fundundrefundstunnedbundgunnedmunddefundobtundunfund
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Cite this entry
APA

Lund. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lund

MLA

“Lund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lund. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lund,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lund.

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