Lang

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

English

Proper noun

Lang (countable and uncountable, plural Langs)

1. (countable) A surname.
   1. An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.
   2. A surname from German, a variant of Lange.
   3. A surname from Dutch, a variant of de Lange.
   4. 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”).
2. A placename
   1. A settlement in New South Wales, Australia.
   2. A town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lǫka (“meadow”), or perhaps of Celtic origin.
   3. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
   4. A village in Gilan, Iran. From Persian لنگ‎ (lang).
   5. A ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang.

Alternative forms

• Lange, Laing, Layng (English surname)

Anagrams

• Angl.

Danish

Proper noun

Lang

1. a surname

Dutch

Proper noun

Lang

1. a surname

German

Etymology

From lang (“tall”).

Proper noun

Lang m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Langs or (with an article) Lang, feminine genitive Lang, plural Langs)

1. a surname transferred from the nickname

Related terms

• Lange

Proper noun

Lang n (proper noun, genitive Langs or (optionally with an article) Lang)

1. A municipality of Styria, Austria