Langston

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Langston

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From Old English lang (“long, tall”) + stan (“stone”).

proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
A town in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States.
The old spelling of Langstone, Hampshire, England. The bridge carrying the railway from the mainland to the island at Langston has an opening span for the passage of ships, and is the only feature of note on the branch.

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@misc{langston_2026,
  title = {Langston},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/langston},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}