Byron

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from Old English byrum (“at the byre or cattleshed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪɹən/

Proper noun

Byron

"Downtown" Byron, the community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

1. A surname from Old English.
   1. Lord Byron, George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824), a famous English poet and leading figure in romanticism.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.
3. A placename:
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California.
      2. A city in Peach County, Houston County and Crawford County, Georgia.
      3. A city in Ogle County, Illinois.
      4. An unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
      5. An unincorporated community in Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana.
      6. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
      7. A village in Burns Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
      8. A city in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
      9. An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri.
      10. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.
      11. A ghost town in Clark County, Nevada.
      12. A town in Genesee County, New York.
      13. A small unincorporated community in Greene County, Ohio.
      14. A town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.
      15. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
      16. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
      17. A town in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
      18. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Byron Township.
   2. A neighbourhood of London, Ontario, Canada.
   3. Byron Shire, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

• Byron Bay
• Byronesque
• Byronian
• Byronic
• Byronism

 

Translations

famous English poet

• Armenian: Բայրոն (hy) (Bayron)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拜倫／拜伦 (zh) (Bàilún)

• Greek: Βύρων (el) m (Výron), Βύρωνας (el) m (Výronas)
• Polish: Bajron m, Byron m

Anagrams

• Bryon, Norby, Robyn, brony, yborn