Lyons

See also: lyons

English

Etymology

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

Lyons

1. Alternative form of Lyon, the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Boulder County, Colorado.
   2. A city, the county seat of Toombs County, Georgia.
   3. A village and township in Cook County, Illinois.
   4. A town in Washington Township, Greene County, Indiana.
   5. A township in Mills County, Iowa.
   6. A city, the county seat of Rice County, Kansas.
   7. A village and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
   8. A township in Lyon County, Minnesota, apparently named after Lyon in France.
   9. A township in Wadena County, Minnesota.
   10. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
   11. A minor city in Burt County, Nebraska.
   12. A census-designated place in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
   13. A town, the county seat of Wayne County, New York.
   14. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Lyons, Wayne County, New York.
   15. A village in Royalton Township, Fulton County, Ohio.
   16. A city in Linn County, Oregon.
   17. A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
   18. A census-designated place and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
   19. A census-designated place in Burleson County, Texas.
   20. A town and census-designated place therein, in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
3. A place in Australia:
   1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after Joseph Lyons.
   2. A northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory.
   3. A rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland.
4. A surname.

Anagrams

• onlys, Lyson, ynols, sonly, noyls, nosyl