Langston

L1A1N1G2S1T1O1N1

proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

OriginOld English lang →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
  4. A town in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States.
  5. The old spelling of Langstone, Hampshire, England.

    The bridge carrying the railway from the mainland to the island at Langston has an opening span for the passage of ships, and is the only feature of note on the branch.

    1946 May and June, G. A. Sekon, “L.B.S.C.R. West Coast Section—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 148

Origin

  1. Old Englishlang“long, tall”
  2. EnglishLangston

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

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APA

Langston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langston

MLA

“Langston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langston. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Langston,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langston.

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