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Langworthy

Langworthy proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Langworthy (countable and uncountable, plural Langworthys)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Iowa, United States.

Forms of Langworthy

pluralLangworthys

Origin of Langworthy

Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from Old English lang (“long”) + worþig (“piece of land, estate, enclosure”).

Questions about Langworthy

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

Words near Langworthy in the dictionary

  1. Langwells
  2. langwidge
  3. langwidges
  4. Langwith
  5. Langwith Junction
  6. Langworthy
  7. Langworthys
  8. Langya
  9. Langå
  10. Lanham
  11. Lanhams

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