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Lane.

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a lane.

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Meaning & usage

name/leɪn/

  1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived in a lane.

  2. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] anglicised from various Irish surnames.

  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  4. A female given name.

  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kootenai County, Idaho.

  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Illinois.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Franklin County, Kansas.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nebraska, taken from the surname.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Atoka County, Oklahoma.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A town in Jerauld County, South Dakota.

  12. A hamlet in Colan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8260).

  13. A hamlet near Holme, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1005).

  14. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

    UK · informal
Where this word comes from

As an English surname, from lane; as an Irish surname, from several origins, including Laighin. See Lane.

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