"Long" meaning in English

See Long in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɒŋ/ Forms: Longs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Long (countable and uncountable, plural Longs)
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a tall man. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: Long County, Longport [New-Jersey], Longville
    Sense id: en-Long-en-name-RHzwdPDB Categories (other): English surnames, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 38 8 3 33
  2. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Washington, USA
    Sense id: en-Long-en-name-~y606g5g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 41 10 3 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 38 8 3 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 21 46 9 10 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 43 10 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 57 7 5 17
  3. A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Hauts-de-France, France, Places in Somme, France
    Sense id: en-Long-en-name-ke2sFd1P Categories (other): Communes of Somme, France
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɒŋ/, /ˈlʊŋ/ Forms: Longs [plural], Lung [alternative]
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 隴/陇 (Lǒng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|隴|tr=Lǒng}} 隴/陇 (Lǒng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Long (countable and uncountable, plural Longs)
  1. (countable) A surname from Chinese. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Long-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Shaanxi, China Translations (county): 隴 /陇 (Lǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), 隴縣 /陇县 (Lǒngxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Long-en-name-c3OtTSpz Categories (other): Counties and county-level cities of Shaanxi, China, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 38 8 3 33 Disambiguation of 'county': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Long Wat
Etymology number: 2
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