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Langan

Langan proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Langan (plural Langans)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Langan

pluralLangans

Origin of Langan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Longáin (“descendant of Longán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of long (“tall”) or long (“ship”), thus a nickname for a seafarer.

Questions about Langan

What does Langan mean?
Langan means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Langan?
Langan is a proper noun.

Words near Langan in the dictionary

  1. Langaa
  2. Langackerian
  3. langaha
  4. langahas
  5. langaj
  6. Langan
  7. langanite
  8. Langans
  9. Langao
  10. langar
  11. Langar cum Barnstone

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