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Lynch
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lynch
English
+ (surname)
+ (places)
Etymology
en :der ang:hlinc
As an en ga - surname, from ga Ó Loingsigh descendant of Loingseach, from ga long ship.
Also as an Irish surname of en xno - origin, from ga De ga Línse, Gaelicized from en nrf -/en fr de fr Lench, from Lench in Worchestershire, from en ang hlinc hill.
Pronunciation
en /lɪnt͡ʃ/
en ɪntʃ 1
en lynch
Proper noun
~ s es
en Irish.
A placename
en place c/USA:
en A home rule-class <<city>> in <<co/Harlan County>>, <<s/Kentucky>>.
en ucomm co/Kent County s/Maryland.
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Boyd County s/Nebraska.
en tributary of the North Fork Rivanna River, s/Virginia.
en place cc/England:
en hamlet par/Berkeley dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref ST6799. OS: Gloucestershire
en hamlet par/Overton dist/Basingstoke and Deane co/Hampshire OS grid ref SU5049. OS: Hampshire
en hamlet par/Selworthy co/Somerset previously in dist/Somerset West and Taunton OS grid ref SS9047; West Lynch and East Lynch also appear on OS maps.
en minor river at town/Hoddesdon co/Hertfordshire which joins the River riv/Lea.
Derived terms
en Lynch syndrome Lynchburg Lynchesque Lynchian Lynchs Creek Lynchy
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