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Lang.

A surname.

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  1. A surname. An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.

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  2. A surname. A surname from German, a variant of Lange.

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  3. A surname. A surname from Dutch, a variant of de Lange.

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  4. A surname. A Manchu surname from Chinese, anglicized from Chinese 郎 (Láng), used as a translation of Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡠᡵᡠ (niohuru, “Niohuru”, literally “wolf”) for its homophony with 狼 (láng, “wolf”).

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  5. A placename A settlement in New South Wales, Australia.

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  6. A placename A town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lǫka (“meadow”), or perhaps of Celtic origin.

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  7. A placename A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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  8. A placename A village in Gilan Province, Iran. From Persian لنگ (lang).

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  9. A placename A ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang.

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