Lang
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lang"
English
editProper noun
editLang (countable and uncountable, plural Langs)
- (countable) A surname.
- An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.
- A surname from German, a variant of Lange.
- A surname from Dutch, a variant of de Lange.
- 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”).
- A placename
- 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.
Alternative forms
editAnagrams
editDanish
editProper noun
editLang
- a surname
Dutch
editProper noun
editLang
- a surname
German
editEtymology
editFrom lang (“tall”).
Proper noun
editLang m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Langs or (with an article) Lang, feminine genitive Lang, plural Langs)
- a surname transferred from the nickname
Related terms
editProper noun
editLang n (proper noun, genitive Langs or (optionally with an article) Lang)
- A municipality of Styria, Austria
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English surnames from German
- English surnames from Dutch
- English surnames from Chinese
- English terms derived from Chinese
- English terms derived from Manchu
- en:Villages in New South Wales
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- en:Places in Styria
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- English terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- English terms derived from Celtic languages
- en:Villages in Saskatchewan
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Saskatchewan
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- en:Villages in Iran
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- English terms derived from Persian
- en:Ghost towns in Georgia, USA
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