01-14-2014, 09:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-14-2014, 09:13 AM by Laurent Tommy Flanagann.)
As far as I know, well, it has never been called Lyons...
Lyon being the actual "transformation" of the original name of the city during Roman Empire: Lugdunum. Lugdunum became Lyduum, and then Lyuum.
Later, during the 13th century, the "um" suffix became "on" in french cities. That is, the city name became Lyon. Also, in 1320, the Lion (animal) became the official emblem of the city, which was some kind related to the Forez counts and the use of a strong war symbol defending, inherited from the Roman Empire strength of the city.
That is, André Pelletier, a french historian explains it very well in its book "Histoire de Lyon: de la capitale des gaules à la métropole européenne" (Eng: History of Lyon: from the Gauls capital to the european metropole)
But still, it is no big deal at all, just so you know ;-)
In my opinion, it is only a "bad" anglicism of the name
Lyon being the actual "transformation" of the original name of the city during Roman Empire: Lugdunum. Lugdunum became Lyduum, and then Lyuum.
Later, during the 13th century, the "um" suffix became "on" in french cities. That is, the city name became Lyon. Also, in 1320, the Lion (animal) became the official emblem of the city, which was some kind related to the Forez counts and the use of a strong war symbol defending, inherited from the Roman Empire strength of the city.
That is, André Pelletier, a french historian explains it very well in its book "Histoire de Lyon: de la capitale des gaules à la métropole européenne" (Eng: History of Lyon: from the Gauls capital to the european metropole)
But still, it is no big deal at all, just so you know ;-)
In my opinion, it is only a "bad" anglicism of the name
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