Probably of Romano-British (Latin) origin, such as Old English ea ("river") Lōn, a phonetic adaption of Latin Ialonus, a local Celtic god (and thus from Proto-Celtic *yalom ("clearing")). Or, possibly from lune, referring to the river's shape.
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