What does Lana mean?

Lana means "bouyant, to float; little rock; harmony, peace; bright one, shining one; light"

How do we pronounce Lana?

Lana \la-na, lan-a\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Lana is pronounced LAEN-aa- or LAO-N-aa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Lana: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)"

What is the origin of Lana?

Lana is of Celtic, Old Greek, Hawaiian, and Slavonic origin. It is used mainly in the English, Greek, and Russian languages. From Hawaiian roots, its meaning is 'bouyant, to float' - in this context, Lana can be used in the English and Greek languages. In addition, Lana is a short form of short names for Alana (English). Lana a variant of meaning of Helen (English). Lana a short form of Svetlana name popularity (Czech, Russian, and Slavic) in the Russian language. Lana has 14 variants. Alternatives of the name consist of what does the name Lanae mean, name Lanah meaning, baby name Lanai, nicknames for Lanata, name Lanay origin, Laneetra pronounciation, what does the name Lanice mean, name Lanna meaning, name Lannah, Lannice name, and nicknames for Lanny. The familiar form name Lanette meaning, and the variant spellings Laana name popularity and name Launa origin are other English forms. See also the related form, baby name Karalana. Lana is rather popular as a baby girl name. At the peak of its usage in 1948, 0.084% of baby girls were given the name Lana. It was #188 in rank then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and it is used only on a very modest scale in recent years. In 2010, it ranked at #481 with a usage of 0.032%. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Lana, name Alana meaning was the most regularly used. The name was thrice as popular as Lana in 2010.

A famous person named Lana is Actress Lana Turner, born Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner 8 February 1920 - 29 June 1995, Wallace, Idaho.

List of baby names that sound like Lana:

what does the name Laana mean (English), Laema definition, nicknames for Laena, Laenee meaning, Laeni pronounciation, meaning of Laenie, name Laima origin (Lithuanian), name Laina meaning (Finnish), Lainey meaning (English), Laini meaning of name, Lainie name, name Lalaen origin, Lalaene pronounciation, baby name Lalain, Lalaine definition, name Lalayna origin, Lama pronounciation (Arabic), Lami name variations (Hausa), name Lamya origin (Arabic), and nicknames for Lanae (English).

The baby name Lana fun facts:

The name Lana in reverse order is "Anal".

The numerological value of the name Lana is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Lana?

Lana is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.04%
20120.04%
20110.03%
20100.04%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames