# Lanyon

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #97,222

## Definitions
1. A hamlet (Lanyon Farm) in Madron parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4234).
2. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Cornish.

## Etymology
From Cornish lynn (“pool”) + yeyn (“cold”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lanyon