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Langhorne

Langhorne proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Langhorne (countable and uncountable, plural Langhornes)

  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. A borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Forms of Langhorne

pluralLanghornes

Origin of Langhorne

From Middle English lang (“long”) + horn (“horn”), a nickname for a horn blower or possibly a cuckhold, or it may have referred to some physical characteristic. It could also be a variant of Langthorne, a habitational surname.

Questions about Langhorne

What does Langhorne mean?
Langhorne means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Langhorne?
Langhorne is a proper noun.

Words near Langhorne in the dictionary

  1. Langho
  2. Langhoff
  3. Langhoffs
  4. Langholff
  5. Langholm
  6. Langhorne
  7. Langhornes
  8. Langi
  9. Langi Kal Kal
  10. Langi Logan
  11. Langian

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