angon

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/ˈæŋ.ɡɒn/

noun

A type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages.

OriginMedieval Greek ἄγγων ← Gothic *𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 ← Proto-Germanic *angô →
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Meanings

angon1

nounangon (plural angons)

plural angons

  1. historicalA type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages.

Angon2

proper nounAngon (plural Angons)

plural Angons

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

angon · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*angô“hook; barb; angle”
  2. Gothic*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰“prong, hook”
  3. Medieval Greekἄγγων“prong, hook”
  4. Englishangon

From Medieval Greek ἄγγων (ángōn, “prong, hook”); ultimately of Gothic *𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 (*agga, “prong, hook”) and that from Proto-Germanic *angô (“hook; barb; angle”).

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Angon · proper noun

  1. SpanishAngón
  2. EnglishAngon

Borrowed from Spanish Angón. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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