Lang

See also: lang, lång, lāng, láng, lǎng, and làng

English

Proper noun

Lang

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

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Dutch

Proper noun

Lang

  1. A surname.

German

Etymology

From lang (tall).

Proper noun

Lang

  1. A surname.

Proper noun

Lang n (genitive Langs)

  1. A municipality in Styria, Austria.
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