Lana (given name)

LanaGender| Female

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Origin
Word/name| Gaelic (Irish/Scottish), Russian, Hawaiian
Meaning| Path (Irish); Precious Child (Scottish Gaelic, derived); Calm (Hawaiian)
Other names
Related names| Svetlana, 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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