Lana (given name)

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Lana
Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice.jpg
Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
PronunciationLah-na, Lan-na
GenderFemale

Lana is a female given name and short name of multiple origins. It can be found most frequently in the English-speaking countries, former Yugoslavia,[1] and as a short form of several Russian names such as Svetlana.[2] Lana can also be derived from the Germanic name Alana[1] or the Greek name Helen.

Other possible origins include the Irish Gaelic ailin, meaning 'little rock'. The name's use in Irish probably derives from the phrase a leanbh, which was used to call a child.[citation needed] In Hawaiian it means 'calm as still waters' or 'afloat'.[3]

In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by actress Lana Turner.[2]

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  • Svetlana
  • Lana, chimpanzee used in language research
  • Lana (disambiguation)

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Lana". Behind the Name.
  3. ^ "Lana". TheMeaningOfTheName.com.
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