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 adaption 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
- A river in 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
- nuel
Tarantino
Proper noun
Lune
- the Moon