Definition of "Lang"

(countable) A surname.

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

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

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

4. 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”).  examples

A placename

1. A settlement in New South Wales, Australia.  examples

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

3. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.  examples

4. A village in Gilan, Iran. From Persian لنگ‎ (lang).  examples

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