"Traditional name"
The name Lyon is commonly a male name.
Lyon is an English and Scottish surname. Surname dictionaries trace it to the Old French lion, from Latin leo, meaning lion, and in some families to the French city of Lyon. Its use as a given name in United States records is a transferred surname use, and Lyon also appears as a spelling of Leon.
The pronunciation of Lyon is LYE-uhn.
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