Langen

See also: langen and Längen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as early as the middle of the 12th century as lange. Derived from lang (“stretched, extended”). Likely a re-application of an earlier hydronym to the settlement.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ŋən/
Hyphenation: Lan‧gen
Rhymes: -ɑŋən
Homophone: langen

Proper noun

Langen n

A hamlet in Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aŋn̩

Proper noun

Langen n (proper noun, genitive Langens or (optionally with an article) Langen)

any of several small towns in Germany

Proper noun

Langen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Langens or (with an article) Langen, feminine genitive Langen, plural Langens or Langen)

a surname