Lana (given name)

Last updated
Lana
Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice.jpg
Gender Female

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, and as a short form of several Russian names such as Svetlana. [1] Lana can also be derived from the Germanic name Alana or the Greek name Helen.

Contents

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'.

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

Notable people

Actors

Politics

Singers

Sports

Other fields

Fictional characters

In film and television

In literature

In music

In video games

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turner (surname)</span> Surname list

Turner is a common surname originating from Normandy, France, arriving in England after the Norman conquest with the earliest known records dated in the 12th century. It is the 28th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bianca</span> Name list

Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. It is known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. It came to greater notice beginning in the 1970s due to public figures such as Bianca Jagger.

Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.

Gigi may refer to:

Cheryl, occasionally spelt Cheryll, is a female given name common in English-speaking countries.

Caitlin is a feminine given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen. In the 1970s, however, non-Irish speakers began pronouncing the name according to English spelling rules as KAYT-lin, which led to many variations in spelling such as Caitlin, Ceitlin, Catelynn, Caitlyn, Katlyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelyn and Katelynn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sarah (given name)</span> Name list

Sarah is a common feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical matriarch Sarah, the wife of Abraham and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions. It is a consistently popular given name across Europe, North America, and the Middle East — being commonly used as a female first name by Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike, and remaining popular also among non-religious members of cultures influenced by these religions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carmen (given name)</span> Name list

Carmen is a feminine given name in the Spanish language. It has two different origins, with its first root used as a nickname for Carmel, from Hebrew karmel meaning "vineyard of God", which is the name of a mountain range in the Middle East. The second origin is from Latin carmen, which means "song" and is also the root of the English word "charm".

Colleen is an English-language name of Irish origin. It derives from the Irish word cailín "girl/woman", the diminutive of caile "woman, countrywoman".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hannah (name)</span> Name list

Hannah spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n, meaning "favour" or "grace". A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'. Anne, Ana, Ann, and other variants of the name derive from the Hellenized Hebrew: Anna (Ἅννα)

Natalie or Nathaly is a feminine given name of English and French origin, derived from the Latin phrase natale domini, meaning "birth of the Lord". Further alternative spellings of the name include Nathalie, Natalee, and Natalia/Natalija.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rachel (given name)</span> Name list

Rachel, meaning "ewe", is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lily (name)</span> Name list

Lily is a feminine given name usually derived from lily, the flower. The name became particularly popular along with other flower names for girls during the 1800s and early 1900s. The lily also has associations with and has been symbolic of innocence and purity in Christian art. Names beginning with or containing the letter L have also been particularly fashionable for girls. It is also occasionally used as a diminutive for other names such as Elizabeth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emily (given name)</span> Name list

Emily is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name "Aemilius", and is the feminine form of the name Emil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amber (given name)</span> Name list

Amber is a feminine given name taken from amber, the fossilized tree resin that is often used in the making of jewelry. The word can also refer to a yellowish-orange color.

The name Brooke is a female given name and less commonly a male given name, also used as a surname. Other forms include Brook. The name "Brooke" is of English origin.

Stacy, sometimes spelled Stacey, Staci, Stacie, or Stacii, is a common first name for women and men.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olivia (name)</span> Name list

Olivia is a feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin oliva, olive. Both Oliva and Olivia were Latinate forms in use in English-speaking countries as early as the 13th century. Olive was in common use as a vernacular form. Though not invented by William Shakespeare, the name was popularized by a character in Twelfth Night.

Jessie is a given name in its own right, but may also be a nickname for the given name Jessica. It is generally considered the feminine form of Jesse. The name Jess is also a given name. It, or Jesse, may be used in Spanish as a nickname for the male name Jesus.

Tracy, as a British personal name, was originally adopted from Norman surnames such as those of the family de Tracy or de Trasci from Tracy-Bocage in Normandy, France. Derived from the Gaulish male name Draccios, or Latin Thracius, and the well-identified Celtic suffix -āko, such Norman surnames themselves sprung from several Tracy place-names in France.

References

  1. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Lana". Behind the Name.