Lundy

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Devon, England, and included in Torridge district (OS grid ref SS14).
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A sea area corresponding to the Bristol Channel

Etymology

Etymology 1

The name means 'puffin island', from Old Norse lundi (“puffin”) + ey (“island”). Compare Lundey in Iceland.

Etymology 2

Irish and Scottish surname from a variant of Lundie.

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