Lucerne

Meaning

1. The capital city of Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
2. A ghost town in Adell Township, Sheridan County, Kansas.
3. Alfalfa.
4. An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Cass County, Indiana.
5. A census-designated place in Lake County, California.
6. A number of places in the United States (others are spelt Luzerne):
7. An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado, named for the plant lucerne.
8. A canton of Switzerland.
9. A former settlement in Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Etymology / origin

From French Lucerne, known in Swiss German as Lozärn, from Medieval Latin Lucernense, Luciaria, Lucerna, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Latin lūcĭus (“pike”) with the suffix -ārĭa, as in "place with a large number of pike." Popular etymology associated it with lucerna (“lantern”), though both words are related to lux (“light”). Also compare Leodegar, Burgundian bishop of Autun.

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