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Subject: Re: Langston
Author: genis   (guest, 68.142.17.93)
Date: September 18, 2007 at 9:48:34 AM
Reply to: Langston by Eliora
I'm no expert, but given other English names with the same components: "lang" Old English (and others) for "long" (probably in reference to a tall person); "ston" meaning "town" or possibly, although I'd guess less likely, from Old English "stan" for "stone".

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