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

English-speaking countries The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early 2000s, between one and two billion people spoke English, making it the largest language ...

former Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...

, and as a short form of several

Russian names East Slavic naming customs are the traditional way of identifying a person's family name, given name, and patronymic name in East Slavic cultures in Russia and some countries formerly part of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. They ar ...

such as

Svetlana Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic languages, Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East Slavic languages, East and South Slavic languages, South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", ...

. ''Lana'' can also be derived from the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

name

Alana Alana, Elana or Ilana is a female given name. It is derived from the Gaelic or Celtic Languages meaning “rock” (al), “noble” (ail), “beautiful” (àlainn), or “child” (leanbh). It is also considered an anglicized version of the Gae ...

or the

Greek name In the modern world, Greek names are the personal names among people of Greek language and Greek culture, culture, generally consisting of a given name and a family name. History Ancient Greek personal names, Ancient Greeks generally had a sin ...

Helen. “Lana” is a name that has been used since the start of the 20th century. Other possible origins include the

Irish Gaelic Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigeno ...

, 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'. Lana is a shortened name for Milana. In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by actress

Lana Turner Julia Jean "Lana" Turner ( ; February 8, 1921June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over a career spanning nearly five decades, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized personal life. ...

and singer

Lana Del Rey Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Lana Del Rey discography, Her music is noted for its melancholic exploration of Glamour (presentation), glamor and Romanc ...

Notable people

Actors

* Lana Albeik (born 1995), Palestinian-Syrian model and actress *

Lana Barić Lana Barić (born 11 December 1979) is a Croatian actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2001. In 2017, Lana Barić has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins Montenegrins ...

(born 1979), Croatian actress *

Lana Clarkson Lana Jean Clarkson (April 5, 1962 – February 3, 2003) was an American actress and fashion model. During the 1980s, she rose to prominence in several sword and sorcery, sword-and-sorcery films. In 2003, record producer Phil Spector Murder of L ...

(1962–2003), American actress and fashion model *

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

(born 1997), American actress * Lana Golja, Australian actress *

Lana Marconi Lana Marconi (born Ecaterina Ileana Marcovici; 8 September 1917 in Bucharest, Romania – 8 December 1990) was a Romanian-French actress, and the fifth and last wife of the famous French actor-director-playwright Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pier ...

(1917–1990), Romanian-French actress, born Ecaterina Ileana Marcovici *

Lana Morris Lana Morris, born Avril Maureen Anita Morris (11 March 1930 – 28 May 1998) was a British film, stage and television actress during the 1950s and 1960s. She played the role of Helene Hillmer in the 1967 BBC adaptation of ''The Forsyte Saga ...

(1930–1998), English actress * Lana Nodin (born 1979), Malaysian actress and model *

Lana Parrilla Lana Parrilla (born July 15, 1977) is an American actress. She was a regular cast member in the fifth season of the American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom ''Spin City'' (2000–2001) and in the fourth season of ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2005), ...

(born 1977), American actress *

Lana Rhoades Lana Rhoades is an American internet personality, podcaster and former pornographic film actress. She has appeared in publications such as ''Hustler (magazine), Hustler'', ''Penthouse (magazine), Penthouse'' and ''Playboy''. Early life Rhoades ...

(born 1996), American actress, podcaster, social-media personality *

(1921–1995), American actress, born Julia Jean Turner *

Lana Wachowski Lana Wachowski (born Larry Wachowski, June 21, 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (born Andy Wachowski, December 29, 1967) are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans women. Together known as the Wacho ...

(born 1965), American director *

Lana Wood Lana Wood (born Svetlana Lisa Gurdin; March 1, 1946) is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut in ''The Searchers'' as a child actress and later achieved notability for playing Sandy Webber on the TV series '' Peyton Place'' a ...

(born 1946), American actress best known for her role as 'Plenty O'Toole' in the 1971

James Bond The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...

film '' Diamonds Are Forever''

Politics

Lana Gogoberidze Lana Gogoberidze ( ka, ლანა ღოღობერიძე) (born 13 October 1928 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian film director, as well as a former diplomat and member of parliament. Biography Gogoberidze's mother was Nutsa Gogoberidze, an ...

(born 1928), Georgian politician and film director * Lana Gordon (born 1950), American politician from

Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

* Lana Greenfield (born 1951), American politician from

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, 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 Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

* 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 Lana Popham is a Canadian politician representing the riding of Saanich South in the Legislature of British Columbia. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), she has served in the Executive Council since 2017, curre ...

(born 1968), Canadian politician from

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

* Lana Theis (born 1965), American politician from

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

Singers

Lana Cantrell Lana Eleanor Cantrell AM (born 7 August 1943) is an Australian-American singer and entertainment lawyer. She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in the Grammy Awards of 1968. Music career Cantrell recorded six albums for R ...

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

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

Lana Jurčević Lana Jurčević (; born 7 November 1984), internationally better known as La Lana (pronounced ), is a Croatian pop singer. Her self-titled debut album was released in 2003, with all of the songs on the album written by Milana Vlaović. In her ear ...

(born 1984), Croatian singer *

Lana Lane Lana Lane is an American rock singer. She sings lead in her eponymous band, and has sung backing vocals for the band Rocket Scientists and guest sung on Ayreon and Erik Norlander albums. She is married to music producer Erik Norlander, who co- ...

, 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 Lana Wolf (born 14 December 1975 in Wezep, Gelderland) is a musician and singer. She sang with many international artists, among which are The Trammps, George McCrae, Londonbeat, Frans Bauer, René Froger, Gerard Cox and Linda, Roos and Jessica a ...

(born 1975), Dutch singer

Sports

* Lana Bagen (born 1996), British figure skater *

Lana Clelland Lana Clelland (born 26 January 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Sassuolo in the Italian women's Serie A as well as the Scotland women's national team. She is the highest foreign goalscorer in the history of Italian wome ...

(born 1993), Scottish footballer * Lana du Pont (born 1939), American

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

* Lana Feras (born 1998), Jordanian footballer * Lana Franković (born 1991), Croatian handball player * Lana Gehring (born 1990), American

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, 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 s ...

Lana Golob Lana Golob (born 26 October 1999) is a Slovenian 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 football, American football, Canadian ...

(born 1999), Slovenian footballer * Lana Gorgadze (born 1997), Georgian footballer *

Lana Harch Lana Harch (born 23 November 1984 in Hampton, Queensland, Australia) is a former Australia women's national soccer team international who plays for Queensland Lions FC. Harch was adjudged player of the match in the 2008–09 W-League Grand Fi ...

(born 1984), Australian soccer player * Lana Jēkabsone (born 1974), Latvian

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

Lana Lawless Lana Lawless (born in 1953) is a professional golfer. Lawless is a transgender woman and underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2005 before playing golf professionally. She became a professional title-holding golfer and received recognition for ...

(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 ev ...

(born 1983), Croatian tennis player *

Lana Pudar Lana Pudar ( sr-cyrl, Лана Пудар; born 19 January 2006) is a Bosnian competitive swimmer specializing in the butterfly events. She won the gold medal in the women's 200 m butterfly and a bronze medal in the women's 100 m butterfly at t ...

(born 2006), Bosnian-Herzegovinian swimmer * Lana Skeledžija (born 1982), Croatian sport shooter *

Lana Lana may refer to: *Lana (given name) *Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687), Italian Jesuit priest and scientist *Lana Del Rey, American singer-songwriter *Lana Turner, American actress *Lana Rhoades, American former adult film actress * CJ Perr ...

, real name Catherine Joy Perry (born 1985), American professional wrestler in

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. A global integrated media and entertainment company, ...

Other fields

Lana Abdel Rahman Lana Abdel Rahman (Arabic: لنا عبد الرحمن) is a Lebanese people, Lebanese writer and journalist. She studied at the Lebanese University in Beirut and the American University in Cairo. She lives in Cairo and works as a journalist. Abde ...

, 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, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (today Croatia). Early life and education She was born in Z ...

(born 1986), Serbian writer, novelist and translator * Lana Citron (born 1969), Irish novelist, poet, short story writer, and screenwriter *

Lana Coc-Kroft Lana Coc-Kroft (born 1967) is a New Zealand actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 1988 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1988. Coc-Kroft began her television career appearing in ''Sale of th ...

(born 1967), New Zealand television and radio personality, and

Miss Universe New Zealand Miss Universe New Zealand is a national beauty pageant in New Zealand which selects the delegates to participate in the international Miss Universe competition. Qualification for Miss Universe New Zealand is based on regional pageants and/or ...

1988 * Lana Gay, Canadian radio personality and music journalist *

Lana Jones Lana Jones is an Australian retired ballet dancer. She was a principal dancer with The Australian Ballet, and danced with the company for 16 years. Early life and training Jones was born in Coffs Harbour, but soon relocated to Canberra. She star ...

, 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 Miss Croatia (''Croatian: Miss Hrvatske'') is a national beauty pageant in Croatia. Pageant held in Croatia since 1991, when Croatia gained its independence. The pageant is organized by the Miss Universe Croatia organization, with the winner re ...

2010

Fictional characters

In film and television

* Lana, a prostitute in 1983 film ''

Risky Business ''Risky Business'' is a 1983 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. It follows the sexual exploits of high school senior Joel G ...

'', played by

Rebecca De Mornay Rebecca De Mornay (born August 29, 1959) is an American actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she starred in '' Risky Business''. De Mornay is also known for her roles in '' The Slugger's Wife'' (1985), '' Runaway Train'' (1985 ...

* Lana, a Trial Captain in both the video game and anime versions of ''

Pokémon Sun and Moon and are 2016 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the seventh generation of the Pokémon (video game series), ''Pokémon ...

'' * Lana in ''

Hyrule Warriors ''Hyrule Warriors'' is a 2014 hack and slash game developed by Omega Force and Team Ninja and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game is a collaboration between Koei Tecmo and Nintendo, mixing settings and characters from Nintendo's ''The ...

'' and '' Hyrule Warriors Legends'' *

Lana Crawford Lana Crawford is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Bridget Neval. The actress's casting was announced in June 2004, and she stated that she was excited to take on the role of Lana, a schoolgirl and the ...

in ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...

'', played by

Bridget Neval Bridget Neval (born 13 February 1985) also known as Bridget Phillips is a former Canadian-Australian actress. She has been in various television programs including ''Wicked Science'' and is most famous for her portrayal of Lana Crawford in ''Nei ...

* Lana Herman, Theo's dream girl in ''

The Cosby Show ''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom created by (along with Ed. Weinberger and Michael J. Leeson) and starring Bill Cosby that originally aired on NBC from September 20, 1984, to April 30, 1992, with a total of 201 half-hour e ...

'' * 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 212 ...

Lana Jacobs The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2011, by order of first appearance. Peter Morrison Peter Morrison was Tracey's ( Sarah Thomson) second oldest brother. He arrived ...

in ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand Prime time, prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. The show was first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 and is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, be ...

'', 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 Lana Lang is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is a ''Superman'' supporting character and love interest of the teenage Clark Kent. She was created by writer Bill Finger and artist John Sikela ...

in DC ''

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

'' and the television series ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, 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 produce ...

'', played by

Kristin Kreuk Kristin Laura Kreuk (; born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama '' Edgemont'', she became most known for her television roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011), Catherine ...

* Lana Lazar in the '' Gone'' novel series * Lana Loud in the animated TV series ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a ...

'' * 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 modern ...

'', played by Aisha Tyler *Lana Shields, a character on ''

Three's Company ''Three's Company'' is an American television sitcom that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. Developed by Don Nicholl, Michael Ross and Bernie West, it is based on the British sitcom '' Man About the ...

'' * Lana Winters in '' American Horror Story: Asylum'', played by Sarah Paulson

In literature

Llana of Gathol ''Llana of Gathol'' is a collection of four science fantasy stories by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, which were originally published in ''Amazing Stories'' in 1941. The first collected edition of ''Llana of Gathol'' was published in 194 ...

, four-part series by

Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best known for creating the characters Tarzan (who appeared in ...

*'' Wild Energy. Lana'', a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel

In music

*"Lana", sung by

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. Orbison's most successful periods were ...

", sung by

The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band 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 their f ...

In video games

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

'' 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, the games are enhanced versions of ...

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

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