Lynch
See also: lynch
English
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, from Ó Loingsigh (“descendant of Loingseach”), from long (“ship”).
- Also as an Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, from De Línse, Gaelicized from Norman/French de Lench, from Lench in Worchestershire, from Old English hlinc (“hill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɪnt͡ʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɪntʃ
- Homophone: lynch
Proper noun
Lynch (countable and uncountable, plural Lynchs or Lynches)
- A surname from Irish.
- A placename
- A place in the United States
- A home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Kent County, Maryland, United States.
- A village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States.
- A tributary of the North Fork Rivanna River, Virginia, United States.
- A place in the United Kingdom
- A hamlet in Berkeley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ST6799). [1]
- A hamlet in Overton parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SU5049). [2]
- A hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SS9047; West Lynch and East Lynch also appear on OS maps).
- A minor river in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, which joins the River Lea.
- A place in the United States
Derived terms
- Lynchburg
- Lynchesque
- Lynchian
References
- OS: Gloucestershire
- OS: Hampshire