corydon

Proper noun

(literary) A male given name, notably used as a stock name for a shepherd in pastorals, in particular a shepherd whose love for a boy is described in Virgil's Eclogues.
A place name used for several towns in the United States.

Origin

From Ancient Greek κόρυδος (korudos, “crested lark”).

See also: Croydon

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He spent two years in an academy at Corydon, Indiana, and one year at the Indiana State University at Bloomington, then studied law, and in 1854 was admitted to the bar.
From Corydon, the early territorial capital.
The seat of government was established at Corydon, whither it had been removed from Vincennes in 1813.

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