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Lane
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Appendix:Variations of "lane"
English
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Etymology
As an English surname, from en lane; as an en ga - surname, from several origins, including ga Laighin. See Lane.
Pronunciation
en /leɪn/
Proper noun
en topographic Middle English for someone who lived in a lane.
en Irish < patronymics anglicised from various en ga - surnames.
en male surnames.
en female.
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/Kootenai County s/Idaho.
en ucomm co/DeWitt County s/Illinois.
en minor city co/Franklin County s/Kansas.
en ucomm co/Douglas County s/Nebraska taken from the surname.
en CDP co/Atoka County s/Oklahoma.
en town co/Williamsburg County s/South Carolina.
en town co/Jerauld County s/South Dakota.
en hamlet par/Colan co/Cornwall cc/England OS grid ref SW8260.
en hamlet near vill/Holme metbor/Kirklees co/West Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE1005.
en UK informal as "the Lane" The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
en 1950 Basil Francis Fanny Kelly of Drury Lane 37 It was a gala night at the Lane, with Charles Mathews coming over from Covent Garden
Derived terms
en Lane County
en Lane Cove
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Lane is the 216th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 134,227 individuals. Lane is most common among White (77.14%) and Black (16.88%) individuals.
Anagrams
en aeln Lena enal lean neal Elan elan élan Lean ELAN Nale Neal nale Alen Alne
en unisex given names
Low German
Alternative forms
nds Laan Lone Loon
Etymology
nds gem-pro 1
From nds gml lāne, from nds osx lana, from nds gmw-pro *lanu. More at en lane.
Noun
f Lanen nds GLG
a narrow road or driveway
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