"Langhorne" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Langhornes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English lang (“long”) + horn (“horn”), a nickname for a horn blower or possibly a cuckhold, or it may have referred to some physical characteristic. It could also be a variant of Langthorne, a habitational surname. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|lang||long}} Middle English lang (“long”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Langhornes}} Langhorne (countable and uncountable, plural Langhornes)
  1. A surname from Middle English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Langhorne-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A borough of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Langhorne-en-name-1Kjlrmop Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

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