How do you spell Halcyon?
Correct spelling
halcyon
Remember the Y from Greek halkYon - the mythical kingfisher that calmed seas.
Why is halcyon spelled this way?
From Greek halkyon, the kingfisher bird. Legend said kingfishers calmed the seas during nesting. Halcyon days are calm days — peace borrowed from a bird's myth.
Common misspellings of halcyon
halceonhalcionhalcyion
Example
She looked back on those halcyon days of childhood with deep nostalgia.