Newlyn

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proper noun

A coastal village and harbour in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4628).

OriginCornish Lulynn ← Old Cornish *lin ← Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn →
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Meanings

proper nounNewlyn (countable and uncountable, plural Newlyns)

plural Newlyns

  1. countableuncountableA coastal village and harbour in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4628).
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA small town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Cornish.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*lindom
  2. Proto-Brythonic*llɨnn
  3. Old Cornish*lin
  4. CornishLulynn
  5. EnglishNewlyn

Anglicized form of Cornish Lulynn, a toponym composed of the elements lu (“fleet”) + lynn (“pool”), from Old Cornish *lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lindom.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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