Definition of "Byron"

A surname from Old English.

1. Lord Byron, George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824), a famous English poet and leading figure in romanticism.  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage.  examples

A placename:

1. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California.  examples

   2. A city in Peach County, Houston County and Crawford County, Georgia.  examples

   3. A city in Ogle County, Illinois.  examples

   4. An unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.  examples

   5. An unincorporated community in Howard Township, Parke County, Indiana.  examples

   6. A town in Oxford County, Maine.  examples

   7. A village in Burns Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.  examples

   8. A city in Olmsted County, Minnesota.  examples

   9. An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri.  examples

   10. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska.  examples

   11. A ghost town in Clark County, Nevada.  examples

   12. A town in Genesee County, New York.  examples

   13. A small unincorporated community in Greene County, Ohio.  examples

   14. A town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.  examples

   15. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.  examples

   16. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.  examples

   17. A town in Big Horn County, Wyoming.  examples

   18. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Byron Township.  examples

2. A neighbourhood of London, Ontario, Canada.  examples

3. Byron Shire, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia.  examples