Langston

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Langston translates to "tall man's town" or "long stone town", reflecting the town's location near a standing stone or a tall man-made monument.
Pronunciation
LANG-stən
The name Langston is pronounced LANG-ston.
Popularity
Langston is not a very common name. In the United States, it is ranked at #854 for baby boy names.

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Langston Name meanings & History

Langston is of English origin. The name Langston translates to "tall man's town" or "long stone town", reflecting the town's location near a standing stone or a tall man-made monument. From an English surname, itself from a place name, derived from Old English lang "long" and stan "stone". A famous bearer was the American author Langston Hughes (1901-1967). Langston is primarily used as a first name for baby boys.

Zodiac Sign of Langston: Lover Taurus,Logical Libra

Synonyms of Langston:

L: Legal,Luscious,Languid,Lover,Lovely,Lazy,Liaison

A: Aggressive,Angry,Argumentative,Assertive,Ambitious,Action

N: Nitpicking,Nice,Neat,Nervous,Neurosis,Nutrition,Nagging

G: Goof-off,Genuine,Go-getter,Gregarious

S: Sex,Status,Success,Security,Solidity,Social Standing,Sensuality

T: Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Touchy,Tireless,Tacky,Testy,Truth

O: Organized,Ostentatious,Obstinate,Obsessive,Obsolete

Langston is:

  • a Formal name
  • a Informal name
  • a Rough name
  • a Strange name
  • a Urban name

Famous People

Some notable people with the name Langston include Langston Hughes, an American poet, social activist, and novelist, who was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry, and Langston Galloway, an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA.

2.) Langston (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) long, narrow town.

Other Forms: Laingston, Langsden, Langsdon, Langstone


3.) Langston (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) longsuffering

Other Forms: Lang, Langstan, Langsten


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