Definition of "Lynch"

A surname from Irish.  examples

A placename

1. A place in the United States:

   1. A home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky.  examples

   2. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.  examples

   3. A township and village therein, in Boyd County, Nebraska.  examples

   4. A tributary of the North Fork Rivanna River, Virginia.  examples

2. A place in England:

   1. A hamlet in Berkeley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6799).  examples

   2. A hamlet in Overton parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5049).  examples

   3. A hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9047; West Lynch and East Lynch also appear on OS maps).  examples

   4. A minor river at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, which joins the River Lea.  examples