Lyons

LEE-onz; LIE-onz; LEE-AWn

English surname, French variation of Leon

"person from Lyon, the hill fort of Lugus; lion"

Lyons Origin and Meaning

The name Lyons is a boy's name meaning "person from Lyon, the hill fort of Lugus; lion".

With Leon and Leo both popular options, Lionel on the rise, and other lion-inspired names such as Ariel and Leandro gathering attention, Lyons might work for a contemporary baby.

The more intuitive meaning for many is of course "lions", deriving either from Lyon, an Old French and Middle English nickname that then become a surname, or, as a spelling twist on the more classic Leon. An alternative origin is from an English surname, used to describe someone who came from the city of Lyon in France.

An obscure choice currently in the US, Lyons has only ever made the stats once, when it was given to 5 boys in 2018, but similar Lyon has been given to at least 40 boys each year for the last decade.

In the UK, Lyons might be associated with biscuit, tea and coffee company of the same name.