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in reply to a message by Avy
Avon is most likely an English/Old English derivative of the Welsh word 'afon' which means river. Lea (or leah) is an Old English word (or Middle English word 'legh') meaning a clearing/meadow/pasture/open grassland. You can see it demonstrated in names like Hayley, Ashley and Leigh.
So, I'm guessing that Lucy Maud Montgomery was giving her fictional town a name that meant something like 'river by the meadow' or 'river clearing'. And the name Lynn means 'lake'.
So, I'm guessing that Lucy Maud Montgomery was giving her fictional town a name that meant something like 'river by the meadow' or 'river clearing'. And the name Lynn means 'lake'.
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Another thought...
L.M.M. also might have been making a reference to mythical Avalon of Arthurian legend. Probably not, but here's a link:
http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/england/sites/avalon.htm
L.M.M. also might have been making a reference to mythical Avalon of Arthurian legend. Probably not, but here's a link:
http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/england/sites/avalon.htm
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