Avalon

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Avalon

/ˈav.əˌlɒn/ UK, contemporary
/ˈæv-/ UK
/-ˌlɔːn/ UK
/ˈæv.əˌlɑn/ Canada, US, cot caught merger
/ˈæv.əˌlɔn/ US
/ˈæv.əˌlɒn/ Canada
/ˈæv.əˌlɔn/ Australia
/ˈɛv.əˌlɒn/ New Zealand
/ˈav.əˌlɔn/ Scotland
/ˈav.aˌlɔn/ India

Rhymes with -ævəlɒn

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Avallon · Avilion

An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
A city in Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North America.
A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: isle, guinevere, siege perilous, excalibur, merlin, valhalla, pendragon, annwn, igraine, tristan, uther, agartha, valhall, galahad, holy grail, lancelot

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name earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend

Español	Ávalon
한국어	아발론 Aballon
日本語	アヴァロン
中文	阿瓦隆 Āwǎlóng
Português	Avalon
Français	Avalon
Ελληνικά	Άβαλον Ávalon
Русский	Авало́н Avalón

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@misc{avalon_2026,
  title = {Avalon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/avalon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}