English word origin

Etymology of Lundy

The name means 'puffin island', from Old Norse lundi (“puffin”) + ey (“island”). Compare Lundey in Iceland.

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Source etymology 1

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An island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Devon, England, and included in Torridge district (OS grid ref SS14). · A sea area corresponding to the Bristol Channel

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The name means 'puffin island', from Old Norse lundi (“puffin”) + ey (“island”). Compare Lundey in Iceland.

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Derivation mentionlundinon

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Source etymology 2

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A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Irish and Scottish surname from a variant of Lundie.

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