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 [ 2 syll. lan-don, la-nd-on ] The boy name Landon is pronounced LAENDahN KEY. Landon's language of origin is Old English and it is used largely in the English language. The name means 'long hill, ridge'. From lang meaning 'long' ; dun meaning 'hill, mound, dune'. The first name is from the surname, which is itself derived from an Old English place name. A form of Landon is the English Landen. Other forms of Landon include the pet form Lanny (English), and the variant spellings Landan (English) and Landin (English). Landon is very popular as a baby boy name, and it is also considered trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1960s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.440% of baby boys were given the name Landon. It had a ranking of #49 then. In 2008, it ranked at #44 with a usage of 0.430%, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its family. Landon was 5 times more regularly used than the 2nd most popular name, the English Landen, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Landon include the English names Landan, Landen, Landin, Linden, Lindon, Linton, Lynden, and Lyndon. A famous person named Landon is Soccer Player Landon Donovan, born 4 March 1982, Ontario, California. KEY: Pronunciation for Landon: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
