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