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langhorne

/lˈæŋhɔɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
langhorne
IPA
/lˈæŋhɔɹn/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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.

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Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Langhornes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce langhorne?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˈæŋhɔɹn/.
What does langhorne mean?
A surname from Middle English.
Where does langhorne come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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