Definitions

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  • proper noun A habitational surname.
  • proper noun A male given name, transferred from the surname.

Etymologies

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Place names in England, Old English lang ("long") + dūn ("hill").

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Examples

  • _Letitia E.izabeth Landon_, 1802-1839: more gifted, and yet not as well trained as either of the preceding, Miss Landon (L.E. L.) has given vent to impassioned sentiment in poetry and prose.

    English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Henry Coppee

  • Chitown Kev says: @Landon Bryce: Hey, DeVal Patrick and David Paterson, Landon.

    Queerty 2009

  • Chitown Kev says: @Landon Bryce: Hey, DeVal Patrick and David Paterson, Landon.

    Queerty 2009

  • Chitown Kev says: @Landon Bryce: Hey, DeVal Patrick and David Paterson, Landon.

    Queerty 2009

  • Author Kristin Landon penned a trilogy that demonstrates how character-driven elements can deepen the emotional resonance of the setting and ideas.

    Love Against All Odds: Kristin Landon's 'The Hidden Worlds' 2009

  • For more information about Kristin Landon and her work, check out the following interviews at:

    Love Against All Odds: Kristin Landon's 'The Hidden Worlds' 2009

  • Good vote winner for the Tories in Landon at the next election if they chose to run with it - and now try arguing against it, when it is in place in Glasgow, one of the cheapest cities in Britain to live in, if not the cheapest

    Purcell - pay for your own Labour leadership bid Alan Smart 2009

  • But "Gravity Defying Bosoms" with Blake Hutchins, Deb Taber, Kristin Landon and Mary Robinette Kowal, was more fun (and more relevant) than that panel had a right to be.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Lou Anders 2009

  • But "Gravity Defying Bosoms" with Blake Hutchins, Deb Taber, Kristin Landon and Mary Robinette Kowal, was more fun (and more relevant) than that panel had a right to be.

    OryCon31 - I've Been Spoiled for Life Lou Anders 2009

  • Jim Troesh, the quadriplegic actor best known for playing the disabled attorney on TV's "Highway to Heaven" starring Michael Landon, is producing, directing and starring in his semi-autobiographical TV pilot called "The Hollywood Quad."

    "The Hollywood Quad" is ready for his close-up BA Haller 2008

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