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Re: Submitting the name Laing
Laing is a Scottish surname (I think), pronounced Lang. I've not heard it as a first name but it is possible.
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Laing has the same origin and Lang. It's pronounced layng and is an ancient descriptive name, being a reference to 'long or tall'.
It originated around the 8th century and by the 11th century was most commonly found in the border regions of England and Scotland and it first appeared in ancient medievil records in Northumberland.
Its most common use is not as a first name but a surname...
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