Name
LONG

Name LONG

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 1,479 births of Long in the countries below, which represents an average of 10 births of children bearing the first name Long per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 4 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Long   
In Italiano Nome Long   
Available variant : Lóng


Information about the first name Long

The first name Long is listed in our categories :The first name Long has been assigned to:
98.44% to boys
1.56% to girls
The country where the first name Long is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 1 vowel and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Long

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Long : Ngol

Long in Japanese *

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Katakanaロング
Hiraganaろんぐ
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Long in sign language

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Origin and meaning of name Long

US English
Etymology src :
  • From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 隴/陇 (Lǒng).
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English longe, lange, from Old English longe, lange, from the adjective (see above).
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English long, lang, an aphetic form of Middle English ilong, ylong, from Old English ġelong, ġelang (“along, belonging, depending, consequent”); the verb later reinterpreted as an aphetic form of belong.
Etymology src :
  • Shortening of longitude.
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English longen, from Old English langian (“to belong, pertain”), from Old English *lang, which is of uncertain origin yet related to Old English ġelang (“dependent, attainable, present, belonging, consequent”), Old Saxon gilang (“ready, available”).
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɒŋ/
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Long (countable and uncountable, plural Longs)
  • A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a tall man.
  • An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington, United States.
  • A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • long (third-person singular simple present longs, present participle longing, simple past and past participle longed)
  • (transitive, finance) To take a long position in.
Etymology (Adverb) src :
  • long (comparative longer, superlative longest)
  • (chiefly sports) Over a great distance in space.
  • Synonyms: a long way, far
  • Antonym: a short distance
  • For a particular duration.
  • For a lengthy duration (see usage notes).
  • Antonyms: an instant, a minute, a moment, a second, a short time, not long
Etymology (Alternative forms) src :
  • Lung
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɒŋ/, /ˈlʊŋ/
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Long (countable and uncountable, plural Longs)
  • (countable) A surname from Chinese.
  • A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
  • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Long.
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • long (third-person singular simple present longs, present participle longing, simple past and past participle longed)
  • (intransitive) To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true).
  • Synonyms: ache, yearn
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • long (not comparable)
  • (archaic) On account of, because of.
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • long (third-person singular simple present longs, present participle longing, simple past and past participle longed)
  • (archaic) To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • long (plural longs)
  • Abbreviation of longitude.
Etymology (Verb) src :
  • long (third-person singular simple present longs, present participle longing, simple past and past participle longed)
  • (obsolete) To belong.
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lɒŋ/
  • (Conservative RP) IPA(key): /lɔːŋ/
  • (General American) enPR: lông, IPA(key): /lɔŋ/
  • (cot–caught merger, Canada) enPR: läng, IPA(key): /lɑŋ/
  • (Black Country) enPR: lo͝oŋg, IPA(key): /lʊŋɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋ
  • Hyphenation: long
Middle English
Etymology src :
  • From Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang.
Adjective src :
  • long
  • long
Alternative forms src :
  • longe, longue, lang, lange, langhe
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /lɔnɡ/, /lɔːnɡ/
Adjective (Descendants) src :
  • English: longNorthumbrian: lang
  • Scots: lang
  • Yola: lhaung, long
FR French
Etymology src :
  • Inherited from Old French long, from longe, longue, feminine of lonc, lunc, from Latin longus, from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos (“long”). Cognate with English long, origin of German Chaiselongue.
Old French
Etymology src :
  • Backformation from longe, longue, the feminine form of lonc.
FR French
Adjective src :
  • long (feminine longue, masculine plural longs, feminine plural longues)
  • long
  • Synonyms: épais, grand, haut, large, profond
  • Antonyms: bas, court, étroit, mince
Noun src :
  • long m (plural longs)
  • length
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /lɔ̃/, (in liaison) /lɔ̃.k‿/
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • Homophone: longs
Old French
Adjective src :
  • long m (oblique and nominative feminine singular longe)
  • long (length, duration)
Alternative forms src :
  • lonc (early Old French)
  • lunc (Anglo-Norman)
Adjective (Descendants) src :
  • French: long
  • Norman: long (Jersey), laong (Guernsey)
Afrikaans
Etymology src :
  • From Dutch long, from Middle Dutch longe, also longen, longene, from Old Dutch *lungan, *lunganna, from Proto-Germanic *lunganjō.
Noun src :
  • long (plural longe, diminutive longetjie)
  • lung
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /lɔŋ/
ID Indonesian
Etymology src :
  • From Betawi [Term?], from Hokkien 烺 (lóng, lōng, “bright”).
Noun src :
  • long (first-person possessive longku, second-person possessive longmu, third-person possessive longnya)
  • large firecracker.
  • Hypernym: petasan
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈlɔŋ]
  • Hyphenation: long
Noun (Alternative forms) src :
  • lung
Old English
Adjective src :
  • long
  • Alternative form of lang
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /lonɡ/, [loŋɡ]
Malay
Etymology src :
  • Compare Khmer លោង (loong), Cham [louŋ], Thai โลง (loong).
Noun src :
  • long (Jawi spelling لوڠ‎, plural long-long, informal 1st possessive longku, 2nd possessive longmu, 3rd possessive longnya)
  • coffin; casket
  • Synonyms: larung, keranda
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology src :
  • From Old Irish long. Compare Welsh llong.
Noun src :
  • long f (genitive singular luinge, plural longan)
  • ship
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠɔuŋk/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [l̪ˠãũŋk]
Vietnamese
Etymology src :
  • Sino-Vietnamese word from 龍 or 隆.
Etymology src :
  • Compare lung as in lung lay.
Etymology src :
  • Sino-Vietnamese word from 龍 (“dragon”).
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • long
  • loose
  • răng long ― loose tooth
Etymology (Nounlong) src :
  • (only in compounds) dragon
Pronunciation src :
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [lɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • Homophone: long
Pronunciation src :
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [lɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lawŋ͡m˧˧]
Proper noun src :
  • Long
  • a unisex given name from Chinese
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Huỳnh Phi Long
Icelandic
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔŋː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋː
Proper noun src :
  • Long m
  • a surname
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • From Middle Dutch longe, also longen, longene, from Old Dutch *lungan, *lunganna, from Proto-Germanic *lunganjō.
Noun src :
  • long f or m (plural longen, diminutive longetje n)
  • lung
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /lɔŋ/
  • Hyphenation: long
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋ
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • Afrikaans: long
  • Negerhollands: longe
  • → Papiamentu: long (dated)
  • → Sranan Tongo: lon→ Caribbean Javanese: long
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Traditionally feminine in the Netherlands, masculine in Belgium due to masculinisation.
Irish
Etymology src :
  • From Old Irish long, from Latin (navis) longa (“long (ship)”).
Noun src :
  • long f (genitive singular loinge, nominative plural longa)
  • ship
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠɔŋ/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠuːŋ(ɡ)/, [l̪ˠũːŋ(ɡ)]; /l̪ˠɔŋɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠʌŋ/
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • bratlong (“flagship”)
Occitan
Etymology src :
  • From Latin longus.
Adjective src :
  • long m (feminine singular longa, masculine plural longs, feminine plural longas)
  • long
Adjective (Related terms) src :
  • alongar
 

Popularity of the name Long

Number of LONG births per year

Total births of Long by country

Births with the first name Long
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
879
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
158
7
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
88
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
76
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
49
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
37
9
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
32
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
28
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
24
3
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
24
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
18
1
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
19
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
9
3
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
8
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
5
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
2
0

Total births of Long by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Long
Country
Boys
Girls
DEGermany
2022
3
0
DKDenmark
2022
1
0

Comments on the name Long

Personalities with the first name Long

There are 2 personalities with the first name Long


Yu Long
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People's republic of china
Conductor


Q24957446
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Vietnam
Politician



Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Long

There are 88 actors and actresses with the first name Long
Long Chen
Long Dong Silver
Long Nguyen
Long John Baldry
Long Zhao
Long Kong
Long Le Vu
Long Di
Long Lau
Long Zou
Long Neck
Long John
Long Fei
Long Han
Long Dinh
Long Mo
Long Dark
Long Nguyen
Long Nguyen
Long Hsiao
Long Vu
Long Xiao
Long Yun
Long Nhat
Long Chuong
Long An
Long Yin
Long Chaney
Long Wu
Long Le

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Long
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Long

Rankings of first name LONG by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#2352DK Denmark2022
#4799DE Germany2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name LONG (female) births over the last year available in each country