Etymograph

English

Langan

Langan comes from Irish Ó Longáin ‘descendant of Longán’, and goes back to long ‘tall’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentlong‘tall’
  2. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Longáin‘descendant of Longán’
  3. EnglishtodayLangan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentlong‘tall’
  2. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Longáin‘descendant of Longán’
  3. EnglishtodayLangan

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Longáin (‘descendant of Longán’), a personal name derived from a diminutive of long (‘tall’) or long (‘ship’), thus a nickname for a seafarer.

Every English word from Irish long

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish long / Langan

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