Etymology

Langthorne

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Today it means: A village and civil parish (served by Crakehall with Langthorne Parish Council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2591). Full definition →

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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromlang“long”
  2. English todayLangthorne

From Old English lang (“long”) + þorn (“thornbush”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlang all →

longlangleyLangdonLangstonLandonLangfordLongfordLanghamLongworthLangdaleLongbottomLongfieldlangridgeLongdenLangworthyLongdonLangdown

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