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Lune

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English

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Etymology

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Probably of Romano-British (Latin) origin, such as Old English ea (river) Lōn, a phonetic adaptation of Latin Ialonus, a local Celtic god (and thus from Proto-Celtic *yalom (clearing)). Or, possibly from lune, referring to the river's shape.

Proper noun

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Lune

  1. A river in Cumbria and Lancashire, England, which passes Lancaster.

References

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  • Smith, Ian G. Some Roman Place-names in Lancashire and Cumbria, Britannia xxix (1998), 372–383
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Anagrams

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Tarantino

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Proper noun

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Lune

  1. the Moon