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Lydon
How to Pronounce Lydon
Pronounced LY-duhn /ˈlaɪ.dən/Low
Meaning: Lydon works two ways: as a form of the English Lyndon, from Old English elements for 'linden-tree hill,' and as an Irish surname anglicized from O Loideain. As a given name it draws mostly on the surname tradition, and the 'linden hill' sense is the clearest.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Lydon is a surname pressed into first-name service. In its English sense it matches Lyndon, 'linden-tree hill,' while as an Irish name it anglicizes O Loideain. The given-name use is uncommon, and the landscape meaning is the safest to carry.
It was never common as a first name, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the mid-nineteen-sixties. A boy named Lydon then is in his early sixties today, bearing a surname turned given name.
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What does the name Lydon mean?
It is an English and Irish surname used as a given name, from Lyndon ('linden-tree hill') or an anglicized Irish O Loideain.
How do you pronounce Lydon?
It is said LY-duhn /ˈlaɪ.dən/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Lydon a boy or girl name?
Lydon is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Lydon?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the nineteen-sixties.