George Gordon, 6th Baron. 1788–1824, British Romantic poet, noted also for his passionate and disastrous love affairs. His major works include Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812–18), and Don Juan (1819–24). He spent much of his life abroad and died while fighting for Greek independence
Derived forms
Byronic (baɪˈrɒnɪk)
adjective
Byronically (Byˈronically)
adverb
Byronism (ˈByronˌism)
noun
Byron in American English1
(ˈbaɪrən)
noun
a masculine name
Word origin
Fr Biron, orig. a family name, after Biron, district in Périgord, France