# Langdon

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #29,339

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A hamlet in Werrington parish, next to Langdon Cross, north of Launceston, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX3089).
3. A civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England, which includes East Langdon and West Langdon.
4. A hamlet in Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada.
5. A former settlement in Kern County, California, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Meadow Township, Clay County, Iowa, United States.
7. A tiny city in Reno County, Kansas, United States.
8. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.
9. A small city, the county seat of Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States.
10. A neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

## Etymology
From Old English lang + dun (“hill”).

## Easily confused with
- **London** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/langdon-vs-london)
- **Lyndon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/langdon-vs-lyndon)
- **Langton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/langdon-vs-langton)
- **Langston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/langdon-vs-langston)
- **Lando** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lando-vs-langdon)
- **lagoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lagoon-vs-langdon)
- **Landon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landon-vs-langdon)

## Common misspellings (11)
`alngdon`, `lagndon`, `landgon`, `langddon`, `langdno`, `langdonn`, `langgdon`, `langodn`, `lanngdon`, `llangdon`, `lnagdon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/langdon