Newlyn

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A coastal village and harbour in Penzance parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4628). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A small town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Cornish. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Anglicized form of Cornish Lulynn, a toponym composed of the elements lu (“fleet”) + lynn (“pool”), from Old Cornish *lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lindom.

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