Lana (given name)

Lana is a female given name and surname. Though its origin is disputed, it can be found most frequently in the English speaking countries, Russia,^[1] as well as many other European countries.^[2] "Lana" is short for Alana (in English) or Svetlana (in Russian),^[3] as well as a derivative of the Greek name Helen.

This name could come from the Gaelic ailin, meaning "little rock". The Irish Gaelic use of this name probably derives from the Gaelic phrase a leanbh, which was used to call a child.

Variations

Variations of the name include:

Notable people with this name

Actors

• Lana Turner (1921–1995) American actress
• Lana Wood, Actress best known for her role as 'Plenty O'Toole' in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever
• Lana Clarkson (1962–2003), American actress and fashion model
• Lana Wachowski, Polish American director
• Lana Parrilla, American actress

Singers

• Lana Del Rey, American singer
• Lana Jurčević, Croatian singer
• Lana Trotovšek, Slovenian violinist
• Lana Wolf, Dutch singer

Other

• Lana Obad, winner of Miss Croatia 2010

Fictional characters

In film and television

• Lana Lang in DC Comics Superman & the television series Smallville played by Kristin Kreuk
• Lana Jacobs in Shortland Street, played by Brook Williams
• Lana Lazar in Gone novel series
• Lana Winters in American Horror Story: Asylum, played by Sarah Paulson
• Lana Kane in TV series Archer, played by Aisha Tyler
• Lana Skye in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
• Lana in The Originals played by Morgan Alexandria (Appeared in 1x15)
• Lana Loud, in the animated TV series The Loud House

In literature

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

In music

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

See also

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

References