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語源 1

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

別の表記

• Lions (obsolete)
• Lyons

固有名詞

Lyon

1. The third largest city in France; the capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
   • 1964, Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 152:

     Lyon was not a very cheerful town at night. It was a big, heavy, solid-money town, probably fine if you had money and liked that sort of town. For years I had heard about the wonderful chicken in the restaurants there, but we had eaten mutton instead.

   • 2026 February 21, Hugh Schofield, “Killing of nationalist student leaves French far left in deep trouble as elections loom”, in BBC‎, archived from the original on 22 February 2026:

     The question is inescapable following the killing in Lyon of nationalist student Quentin Deranque by suspected far-left militants.

2. A metropolitan authority in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, outside of Rhône department, which includes the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs; in full, the Metropolis of Lyon.
3. A town in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States, named after the French city.

派生語

• Lyonese
• Lyon taco
• Metropolis of Lyon

語源 2

From 中期英語 lyon (“lion”), as a nickname, or from a sign often used outside of roadside inns and adopted as a family name by those who lived there (compare Bush). Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and lion.

固有名詞

Lyon

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
2. An unincorporated community and township in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
3. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Lyon Township.

派生語

• Lyon County

語源 3

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固有名詞

Lyon

1. A river in Glen Lyon, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which joins the River Tay; in full, the River Lyon.

派生語

• Glen Lyon

アナグラム

• noyl, only, ynol