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    Lana (given name)

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    Lana
    GenderFemale
    Origin
    Word/nameGaelic (Irish/Scottish), Russian, Hawaiian
    MeaningPath (Irish); Precious Child (Scottish Gaelic, derived); Calm (Hawaiian)
    Other names
    Related namesSvetlana, Alana

    Lana is a female given name and short name of multiple origins. It is found most frequently in the English-speaking countries, and as a short form of several names, including the Russian name Svetlana, the Gaelic name Alana, and other names ending with "-lana."[1]

    The name is also related to the Irish word Lána, meaning "path" in Irish Gaelic.[2]

    The name's use in Gaelic may also be connected to the Scottish Gaelic word leanabh (meaning "child" or "infant"). The endearing term a leanabh means "precious child".[3]

    In the English-speaking world, the name gained popularity through the 20th-century actress Lana Turner.[4]

    Notable people

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    Actors

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    • Lana Albeik (born 1995), Palestinian-Syrian model and actress
    • Lana Barić (born 1979), Croatian actress
    • Lana Clarkson (1962–2003), American actress and fashion model
    • Lana Condor (born 1997), American actress
    • Lana Golja, Australian actress
    • Lana Marconi (1917–1990), Romanian-French actress, born Ecaterina Ileana Marcovici
    • Lana Morris (1930–1998), English actress
    • Lana Nodin (born 1979), Malaysian actress and model
    • Lana Parrilla (born 1977), American actress
    • Lana Rhoades (born 1996), American actress, podcaster, social-media personality
    • Lana Turner (1921–1995), American actress, born Julia Jean Turner
    • Lana Wachowski (born 1965), American director
    • Lana Wood (born 1946), American actress best known for her role as 'Plenty O'Toole' in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever

    Politics

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    • Lana Gogoberidze (born 1928), Georgian politician and film director
    • Lana Gordon (born 1950), American politician from Kansas
    • Lana Greenfield (born 1951), American politician from South Dakota
    • Lana Hurdle, American public official
    • Lana Jalosjos, Filipino politician
    • Lana Ladd Stokan (born 1958), American politician
    • Lana Lokteff (born 1979), American political YouTuber
    • Lana Mamkegh, Jordanian politician and journalist
    • Lana Marks (born 1953), American business executive, diplomat and fashion designer
    • Lana Myers, American judge from Texas
    • Lana Nusseibeh, Emirati politician
    • Lana Popham (born 1968), Canadian politician from British Columbia
    • Lana Theis (born 1965), American politician from Michigan

    Singers

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    • Lana Cantrell (born 1943), Australian-American singer and entertainment lawyer
    • Lana Chapel, American singer-songwriter
    • Lana Del Rey, real name Elizabeth Grant (born 1985), American singer
    • Lana Gordon, American singer
    • Lana Jurčević (born 1984), Croatian singer
    • Lana Lane, American singer
    • Lana Lo, American singer
    • Lana Mir, Ukrainian singer-songwriter
    • Lana Moorer (born 1970), American rapper, DJ, actress and entrepreneur
    • Lana Trotovšek (born 1983), Slovenian violinist
    • Lana Wolf (born 1975), Dutch singer

    Sports

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    • Lana Bagen (born 1996), British figure skater
    • Lana Clelland (born 1993), Scottish footballer
    • Lana du Pont (born 1939), American equestrian
    • Lana Feras (born 1998), Jordanian footballer
    • Lana Franković (born 1991), Croatian handball player
    • Lana Gehring (born 1990), American short track speed skater
    • Lana Golob (born 1999), Slovenian footballer
    • Lana Gorgadze (born 1997), Georgian footballer
    • Lana Harch (born 1984), Australian soccer player
    • Lana Jēkabsone (born 1974), Latvian hurdler
    • Lana Lawless (born 1953), American professional golfer
    • Lana Popadić (born 1983), Croatian tennis player
    • Lana Pudar (born 2006), Bosnian-Herzegovinian swimmer
    • Lana Skeledžija (born 1982), Croatian sport shooter
    • Lana, real name Catherine Joy Perry (born 1985), American professional wrestler in WWE

    Other fields

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    • Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer and journalist
    • Lana Bastašić (born 1986), Serbian writer, novelist and translator
    • Lana Citron (born 1969), Irish novelist, poet, short story writer, and screenwriter
    • Lana Coc-Kroft (born 1967), New Zealand television and radio personality, and Miss Universe New Zealand 1988
    • Lana Gay, Canadian radio personality and music journalist
    • Lana Jones, Australian ballet dancer
    • Lana Lopesi, New Zealand writer and critic
    • Lana Montalbán, Argentine journalist, TV anchor, and producer
    • Lana Obad (born 1988), winner of Miss Croatia 2010

    Fictional characters

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    In film and television

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    • Lana, a prostitute in 1983 film Risky Business, played by Rebecca De Mornay
    • Lana, a Trial Captain in both the video game and anime versions of Pokémon Sun and Moon
    • Lana in Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends
    • Lana Crawford in Neighbours, played by Bridget Neval
    • Lana Herman, Theo's dream girl in The Cosby Show
    • Lana Isavia in the anime TV series Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
    • Lana Jacobs in Shortland Street, played by Brook Williams
    • Lana Lamore, a film actress employed by Dr. Claw and the antagonist of "Movie Set", season 1, episode 12 of Inspector Gadget (1983)
    • Lana Lang in DC Superman and the television series Smallville, played by Kristin Kreuk
    • Lana Lazar in the Gone novel series
    • Lana Loud in the animated TV series The Loud House
    • Lana Kane in TV series Archer, played by Aisha Tyler
    • Lana Shields, a character on Three's Company
    • Lana Winters in American Horror Story: Asylum, played by Sarah Paulson

    In literature

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    • Llana of Gathol, four-part series by Edgar Rice Burroughs
    • Wild Energy. Lana, a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel

    In music

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    • "Lana", sung by Roy Orbison
    • "Lana", sung by The Beach Boys

    In video games

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    • Lana Beniko, in Star Wars: The Old Republic
    • Lana, in Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
    • Lana Skye, in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

    See also

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

    References

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    1. ^ "Lana – Baby Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity". The Bump. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
    2. ^ Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977). Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla (in Irish). An Gúm. p. 411.
    3. ^ "leanabh - Scottish Gaelic noun". Wiktionary.
    4. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Lana". Behind the Name.
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