Lang

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A surname. An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.

proper noun

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A surname. An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.
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A surname. A surname from German, a variant of Lange.
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A surname. A surname from Dutch, a variant of de Lange.
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A surname. A Manchu surname from Chinese, anglicized from Chinese 郎 (Láng), used as a translation of Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡠᡵᡠ (niohuru, “Niohuru”, literally “wolf”) for its homophony with 狼 (láng, “wolf”).
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A placename A settlement in New South Wales, Australia.
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A placename A town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lǫka (“meadow”), or perhaps of Celtic origin.
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A placename A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A placename A village in Gilan Province, Iran. From Persian لنگ (lang).
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A placename A ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang.

Forms

plural: Langs

Lane · A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who…lanes · bowling alley lang · long

Lang · A surname. An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.

langley · A unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is…Langley · One of numerous places in England: A large village in Slough…Langston · A habitational surname from Old English.

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