Etymology

Langston

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

Old English lang
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromlang“long, tall”
  2. English todayLangston

From Old English lang (“long, tall”) + stan (“stone”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlang all →

longlangleyLangdonLandonLangfordLongfordLanghamLongworthLangdaleLongbottomLongfieldlangridgeLongdenLangworthyLongdonLangdownLangthorne

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