Lune

See also: lune, luné, luně, lunę, luñè, lůně, l'une, łune, and łunę

English

Etymology

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

Lune

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

References
  • 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

Tarantino

Proper noun

Lune

  1. the Moon
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