Lanyon

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet (Lanyon Farm) in Madron parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4234). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Cornish. countable, uncountable

    "Coun. Ben Lanyon said he thought the changes would benefit tourism but added that he found the Likʷala name for Discovery Passage difficult to pronounce."

Example

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"Lanyon didn't approve of Jekyll's work in chemistry."

Etymology

From Cornish lynn (“pool”) + yeyn (“cold”).

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