Lana is a female given name and short name of multiple origins. It can be found most frequently in the

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former Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

, and as a short form of several

Russian names Eastern Slavic naming customs are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name and patronymic name in Russia and some countries formerly part of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union. They are commonly used in Russia, Belarus, Ukr ...

such as Svetlana. ''Lana'' can also be derived from the Germanic name Alana or the

Greek name In the modern world, Greeks names are the personal names among people of Greek language and culture generally consist of a given name and a family name. History Ancient Greeks generally had a single name, often qualified with a patronymic, a ...

Helen. Other possible origins include the Irish Gaelic , meaning 'little rock'. The name's use in Irish probably derives from the phrase , which was used to call a child. In Hawaiian it means 'calm as still waters' or 'afloat'. In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by actress

Lana Turner Lana Turner ( ; born Julia Jean Turner; February 8, 1921June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized pe ...

Notable people

Actors

* Lana Barić (born 1979), Croatian actress * Lana Clarkson (1962–2003), American actress and fashion model *

Lana Condor Lana Therese Condor (born Trần Đồng Lan; May 11, 1997) is an American actress, producer, and singer. She made her acting debut starring as Jubilee in the superhero film '' X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016), and gained international recognition for ...

(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 *

(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 The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 19 ...

film '' Diamonds Are Forever''

Politics

* Lana Gogoberidze (born 1928), Georgian politician and film director *

Lana Gordon Lana Jean Gordon is an American singer, best known for her appearances in Broadway and theatre productions. Early life and education Gordon was born in New London, Connecticut. In 1989, she studied dance at New York City's Alvin Ailey School ...

(born 1950), American politician from

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...

* Lana Greenfield (born 1951), American politician from

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

Lana Hurdle Lana T. Hurdle is an American public official who served as the acting United States Secretary of Transportation in the Biden administration. Hurdle served in an interim capacity until Biden's nominee, Pete Buttigieg, was confirmed by the United S ...

, 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 Lana Myers is a retired Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas, Place 4 (2009 –2022). She was appointed to this position in 2009 by Governor Rick Perry, was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2016. Prior to her appointment, Myers had served ...

, American judge from Texas *

Lana Nusseibeh Lana Zaki Nusseibeh ( ar, لانا زكي نسيبه) is an Emirati diplomat who serves as the United Arab Emirates Permanent Representative to the United Nations since September 2013. Early life and education Nusseibeh's father, of Palestinian ...

, Emirati politician * Lana Popham (born 1968), Canadian politician from

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include ...

* Lana Theis (born 1965), American politician from

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

Singers

* Lana Cantrell (born 1943), Australian-American singer and entertainment lawyer * Lana Chapel, American singer-songwriter *

Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, Glamour (presentation), glamour, and melan ...

, real name Elizabeth Grant (born 1985), American singer *

, 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

Lana Bagen Lana Bagen (born 9 July 1996) is a British figure skater. She was the 2013 British Junior Champion and 2011 British Novice Champion. Career Lana began skating at the age of 8 at Olympia Skating Club in East Kilbride. In 2008, she was selected ...

(born 1996), British figure skater * Lana Clelland (born 1993), Scottish footballer * Lana du Pont (born 1939), American equestrian *

Lana Feras Lana Waleed Issa Feras ( ar, لانا فراس; born 1 June 1998) is a Jordanian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footb ...

(born 1998), Jordanian footballer *

Lana Franković Lana Franković (born 27 September 1991) is a Croatian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) ...

(born 1991), Croatian handball player * Lana Gehring (born 1990), American

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as ...

Lana Golob Lana Golob (born 26 October 1999) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a defender for OH Leuven Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the mer ...

(born 1999), Slovenian footballer * Lana Gorgadze (born 1997), Georgian footballer * Lana Harch (born 1984), Australian soccer player * Lana Harrison (born 1992), New Zealand professional squash player *

Lana Jēkabsone Lana Jēkabsone (born 16 October 1974) is a Latvian hurdler. She competed in the women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and ...

(born 1974), Latvian hurdler * Lana Lawless (born 1953), American professional golfer *

Lana Popadić Lana Popadić (born 24 April 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. Tennis career Popadić is most noted for her performance at the 2004 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar, a WTA Tour tournament held in Bogota. Going into the ...

(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

* Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer and journalist *

Lana Bastašić Lana Bastašić ( sr-Cyrl, Лана Басташић; born 27 August 1986) is a Bosnian and Serbian writer, novelist and translator. She was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Biography She was born in Zagreb to a Serbian family in 1986 and immigrat ...

(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 Miss Universe New Zealand is the New Zealand national Beauty pageant which feeds into the international Miss Universe competition. Qualification for Miss Universe New Zealand is based on regional pageants and/or personal interviews (necess ...

1988 * Lana Gay, Canadian radio personality and music journalist * Lana Jones, Australian ballet dancer *

Lana Lopesi Alana Marissa Lopesi is a New Zealand writer and critic. She has been published in multiple places in New Zealand and Australia, and has been an editor in chief at The Pantograph Punch. Her recent book ''Bloody Women'' is a series of essays whic ...

, New Zealand writer and critic * Lana Montalbán, Argentine journalist, TV anchor, and producer *

Lana Obad Lana Obad (born 20 May 1988) is a Croatian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2010 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2010 pageant. She studeid at Faculty of Economics and Business at University of Zagreb. ...

(born 1988), winner of Miss Croatia 2010

Fictional characters

In film and television

* Lana Crawford in '' Neighbours'', played by Bridget Neval * Lana Lang in DC Comics '' Superman'' and the television series ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar/ ...

'', played by Kristin Kreuk * Lana Jacobs in ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...

'', played by Brook Williams *Lana Lazar in the ''

Gone Gone may refer to: Grammar * Gone, the past participle of go (verb) ** Have gone or have been, contrasting verb forms in some contexts Arts, entertainment, and media Film * ''Gone'', a 2002 a thriller written, directed by and starring Tim Chey ...

'' novel series * Lana Winters in '' American Horror Story: Asylum'', played by Sarah Paulson * Lana Kane in TV series ''

Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

'', played by Aisha Tyler *Lana Herman, Theo's dream girl in ''

The Cosby Show ''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class Africa ...

'' *Lana Loud in the animated TV series '' The Loud House'' *Lana Isavia in the anime TV series

Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime TV series released in 1984, as the third of the Super Dimension series. It was adapted as "The Masters Saga" or the "Second Generation" of the American TV series ''Robotech''. Plot In the year 2120 ...

*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 ''Hyrule Warriors'' is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force and Team Ninja for the Wii U video game console. The game is a collaboration between Koei Tecmo and Nintendo, mixing settings and characters from Nintendo's ''The Legend ...

'' * Lana, a prostitute in 1983 film '' Risky Business'', played by

Rebecca De Mornay Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American actress and producer. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she starred as Lana in ''Risky Business''. She is known for her role as Debby Huston in the Neil S ...

In literature

* Llana of Gathol, four-part series by Edgar Rice Burroughs *''

Wild Energy. Lana Spouses Maryna Yuryivna Dyachenko (born 23 January 1968) and Serhiy Serhiyovych Dyachenko (14 April 1945 – 5 May 2022) (Marina Yuryevna Dyachenko (Shirshova) and Sergey Sergeyevich Dyachenko) (rus. Марина и Сергей Дяченко, ...

'', a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel

In music

*"Beautiful Lana", sung by Roy Orbison *" Lana", sung by

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and frie ...

In video games

*Lana Beniko in Star Wars: The Old Republic *Lana, the Water-type Trial Captain in '' Pokémon Sun and Moon'' and ''

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and are 2017 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. Part of the seventh generation of the Pokémon (video game series), ''Pokémon'' video game series, the gam ...

''. *Lana Skye in '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney''

References

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