Langley
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See also: langley
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (surname): Lansley
Etymology
[edit]From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)
- One of numerous places in England:
- A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
- A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
- A village south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
- A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401).
- A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122).
- A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NZ8261).
- An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
- (by metonymy) The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
- A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
- A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Langley is the 1289th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27252 individuals. Langley is most common among White (82.43%) and Black/African American (11.31%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 391.
Anagrams
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