Where does “Lyons” come from?

Lyons (English) comes from Latin Lugdūnum, from Gaulish Lugudūnon, from Proto-Celtic Lugus — the god {{w|Lugus}}.

Ancestry of “Lyons”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLugdūnum—
2GaulishLugudūnon—
3Proto-CelticLugusthe god {{w|Lugus}}
Every word from Proto-Celtic Lugus →Every word from Gaulish Lugudūnon →Every word from Latin Lugdūnum →
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