Avalon

American

[av-uh-lon] / ˈæv əˌlɒn /

Or Avallon

noun

Celtic Legend.

an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.

Avalon British

/ ˈævəˌlɒn /

noun

Celtic myth an island paradise in the western seas: in Arthurian legend it is where King Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded

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Etymology

Origin of Avalon

< Medieval Latin ( insula ) avallonis (Geoffrey of Monmouth) (island) of Avallon, literally, apple tree (island) < a British Celtic stem for apple tree, cognate with Welsh afall (plural collective), Middle Breton avallenn (singular), Old Irish aball (feminine) < *ǫbǫl-n-, cognate with Slavic *( j ) ablanĭ; see apple

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Avalon

That places them within the same broad time period as the older Avalon assemblage.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

That includes Glenn White who, now in his 70s, has lived in a double-wide trailer at Park Avalon Mobile Home Park for nearly 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

A view of the sign at Park Avalon Mobile Estates in Carson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Tom Sparks is watching the miles creep up on the cars he and his wife drive, a 2010 Honda CR-V and a 2014 Toyota Avalon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Not writing about Avalon isn’t going to help me.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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