Langworthy

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English lang →
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Meanings

proper nounLangworthy (countable and uncountable, plural Langworthys)

plural Langworthys

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jones County, Iowa, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlang“long”
  2. EnglishLangworthy

Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from Old English lang (“long”) + worþig (“piece of land, estate, enclosure”).

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APA

Langworthy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langworthy

MLA

“Langworthy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langworthy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Langworthy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Langworthy.

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