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Lyons^¹

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From Old French Lyons (nominative of Lyon), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

proper noun

alternative Alternative form of Lyon: the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
A town in Boulder County, Colorado.
A city, the county seat of Toombs County, Georgia.
A village and township in Cook County, Illinois.
A town in Washington Township, Greene County, Indiana.
A township in Mills County, Iowa.
A city, the county seat of Rice County, Kansas.
A village and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
A township in Lyon County, Minnesota, apparently named after Lyon in France.
A township in Wadena County, Minnesota.
An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
A minor city in Burt County, Nebraska.
A census-designated place in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
A town, the county seat of Wayne County, New York.
A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Lyons, Wayne County, New York.
A village in Royalton Township, Fulton County, Ohio.
A city in Linn County, Oregon.
A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
A census-designated place and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
A census-designated place in Burleson County, Texas.
A town and census-designated place therein, in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after Joseph Lyons.
A northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory.
A rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland.
A locality in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia
A surname.

lyons^²

noun

plural plural of lyon

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lions, león, mediterranean, mackay, leon, hamp, lyonnais, léon, catamount, lion, feline, beast, wildcat, carnivore, hunter, felid

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@misc{lyons_2026,
  title = {lyons},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lyons},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}