Lynch

See also: lynch

English

Etymology

• As an Irish surname, from Ó Loingsigh (“descendant of Loingseach”), from long (“ship”).
• Also as an Irish surname of Anglo-Norman origin, from De Línse, Gaelicized from Norman/French de Lench, from Lench in Worchestershire, from Old English hlinc (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪnt͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɪntʃ
• Homophone: lynch

Proper noun

Lynch (countable and uncountable, plural Lynchs or Lynches)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A placename
   1. A place in the United States:
      1. A home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky.
      2. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.
      3. A township and village therein, in Boyd County, Nebraska.
      4. A tributary of the North Fork Rivanna River, Virginia.
   2. A place in England:
      1. A hamlet in Berkeley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6799).
      2. A hamlet in Overton parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5049).
      3. A hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9047; West Lynch and East Lynch also appear on OS maps).
      4. A minor river at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, which joins the River Lea.

Derived terms

• Lynchburg
• Lynchesque
• Lynchian