Lyng
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The name Lyng is etymologically Scandinavian in origin. It is a common surname in the south-east of Ireland, particularly in Counties Kilkenny and Wexford.
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Surname
The name Lyng is etymologically Scandinavian in origin. It is a common surname in the south-east of Ireland, particularly in Counties Kilkenny and Wexford.
People
- Ciaran LyngCiaran LyngCiaran Lyng is an Irish inter-county senior Gaelic footballer, playing for Wexford senior football team.-Early and personal life:Lyng grew up as one of four brothers in Wexford playing football, hurling, handball and soccer...
(b. 1985), an Irish football player - Derek LyngDerek LyngDerek Lyng is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club called Emeralds and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 2001 to 2010.-Club:...
(b. 1978), an Irish sportsman - John LyngJohn Lyngwas a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 28 August to 25 September 1963 in a coalition government consisting of the Conservative, Centre, Christian Democratic, and Liberal parties.He was originally a member of the Liberal Left Party, heading the...
(1905-1978), a Norwegian politician - Michael LyngMichael LyngMichael Lyng is a Gaelic footballer in Ireland. He plays for the Cavan senior football team and for the club Cavan Gaels, based in Cavan town.-Background:...
(b. 1985), an Irish football player - Richard Edmund LyngRichard Edmund LyngRichard Edmund Lyng was a U.S. administrator. A Republican, he served as the Secretary of Agriculture between 1986 and 1989.Lyng was born in San Francisco, California, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II...
(1918-2003), an American administrator
Places
- Lyng, NorfolkLyng, NorfolkLyng is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the River Wensum, some north-east of the town of East Dereham and north-west of the city of Norwich....
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, a village and civil parishParishA parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization... - Lyng, SomersetLyng, SomersetLyng is a civil parish in Somerset, England, comprising the villages of West Lyng and East Lyng and the hamlet of Bankland.-History:The name derives from the Old English hlenc, meaning hill....
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, villages and civil parishParishA parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization... - Lyng, West MidlandsLyng, West MidlandsLyng is a residential area of West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England. It is situated in the south of the town near the border with Oldbury - and part of Oldbury's Ring Road actually borders the southern part of the area....
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, an area of West BromwichWest BromwichWest Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
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