Lang
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2.5
- proper noun
- /læŋ/
- Sophie, take Dr. Lang to the study and show him the files.
- Mr. Lang
- Karen Lang
- Peter Lang
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- It was made as a film starring Drew Barrymore and Oh my God, Jessica Lang.
- And I fought back with Serge Lang when he was at Harvard where we tried to engage Sam Huntington on on that topic.
- First stop, Jamie Lang and Sophie Habu.
- Let's Google with a typical shirt from Emerson Lang would cost Emerson Lane.
Examples
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It was Thomas Lang, Simon Phillips and Charlie Watts.
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Mrs Lang, you must tell me his name.
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Scott Lang, the man who took everything from me.
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Toward the end of the summer, a German named Herbert Lang returned from a summer in Europe.
Academic text (1990) -
"I'd like to speak with Nurse Lang," she began to say.
Fiction book (1992) -
Throughout the expedition, Lang took photographs of various habitats and of the animals that lived in them.
Academic text (1991) -
This is Hugh Lang, he's an attorney from Chicago.
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I would like to thank Karen Lang and the anonymous readers for The Art Bulletin for their helpful comments.
Academic text (2013) -
I won't accuse Andrew Lang of this, but certainly he smiled to himself.
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Scott Lang, the man who took everything from me.
Synonyms
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3.7
A family or first name used by people
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6.7
A male first name often short for Lewis or a last name
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6.5
A family name common in East and Southeast Asia used by many Chinese people
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5.3
A family name used by some English-speaking people
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3.5
A family name common among people of Chinese origin, especially in Southeast Asia
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9.5
A last name that some people also use as a first name
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9.6
A family name that people use as their last name
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8.6
A family name used in countries where people speak English
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9.3
A Chinese family name written 梁
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4.3
A Chinese family name sometimes used as a given name
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7.0
A last name for people and sometimes for towns
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8.0
A family or given name used by people
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6.6
A family name used by people in English-speaking countries
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9.9
A family name used by some people
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9.0
A personal name used as a first or last name by some people
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9.2
A family name used as a last name
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8.6
A last name that comes from Scotland
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9.9
A family name used by some people in German-speaking areas
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9.9
A family name used by some people
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8.8
A family name used by some people, often from Austria
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9.9
A family name that some people have
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9.3
A family name used by some people
1
9.0
A family name used by people in South Asia
A last name that people or families have
A family name that some people use as their last name
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
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9.9
A traditional Scottish song often sung at midnight on New Year's Eve to remember old friends and past times
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lang comes from an old word lang meaning 'long' or 'tall' and was first used as a nickname for a tall person. It is like the English word long, so a helpful way to remember the name is to think of someone who is tall. That's why Lang survives today as a family name.