Langen
English edit
Proper noun edit
Langen
- A surname from German.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Potentially attested as early as the middle of the 12th century as lange. Derived from lang (“stretched, extended”). Likely a re-application of an earlier hydronym to the settlement.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Langen n
- A hamlet in Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Langen n (proper noun, genitive Langens or (optionally with an article) Langen)
- any of several small towns in Germany
Proper noun edit
Langen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Langens or (with an article) Langen, feminine genitive Langen, plural Langens or Langen)
- a surname