Etymology

Langhorne

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Today it means: A surname from Middle English. Full definition →

Middle English lang
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  1. Middle English · derived fromlang“long”
  2. English todayLanghorne

From Middle English lang (“long”) + horn (“horn”), a nickname for a horn blower or possibly a cuckhold, or it may have referred to some physical characteristic. It could also be a variant of Langthorne, a habitational surname.

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