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Lions.

a village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈli.ɔns/
  1. a village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as leonghem in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Leons, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Lieuwe (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). The element hēm disappeared with time.

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