Lana

The meaning, origin and other details about Lana

Meanings & Origins of Lana

What does Lana mean?

  • Lana \l(a)-na\ as a girl's name is pronounced LAN-ah, LAHN-ah. Variant of Alana (Old German) "precious" or (Irish, Gaelic) "little rock", or Helen (Greek) "light", or (Hawaiian) "afloat; calm as still waters". The name also resembles the romantic term for wool: "laine" or "lana". Made famous by actress Lana Turner.

    Lana has 4 variant forms: Lanae, Lanette, Lanna and Lanny.

    Baby names that sound like Lana are Lina, Liana, Lena, Leana, Lanah, Lyna, Lanai, Laina, Lane, Lani, Lona, Luana and Luna.

    in the Irish origin.
  • To float in the Polynesian origin.
  • Fair; Beautiful in the English origin.
  • Sunshine in the Hebrew origin.

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    \l(a)-na\
  • There were 868 US births last year.
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