Lang

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lang"

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 郎ろう (Láng), used as a translation of Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡠᡵᡠ (niohuru, “Niohuru”, literally “wolf”) for its homophony with 狼おおかみ (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.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaŋk]

Proper noun

Lang m anim (female equivalent Langová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Lang (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Lang	Langové
genitive	Langa	Langů
dative	Langovi	Langům
accusative	Langa	Langy
vocative	Langu	Langové
locative	Langovi	Lanzích
instrumental	Langem	Langy

Further reading

• “Lang”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

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