Lana (given name)
Lana is a female given name and short name of multiple origins. It is found most frequently in the English-speaking countries, and as a short form of several names, including the Russian name Svetlana, the Gaelic name Alana, and other names ending with "-lana."
The name is also related to the Scottish word Làna, meaning "path" in Scottish Gaelic.
The name's use in Gaelic may also be connected to the Scottish and Irish Gaelic word leanabh. The endearing term a leanabh means "precious child".
In the English-speaking world, the name gained popularity through the 20th-century actress Lana Turner.
Notable people
Actors
- Lana Albeik, Palestinian-Syrian model and actress
- Lana Barić, Croatian actress
- Lana Clarkson, American actress and fashion model
- Lana Condor, American actress
- Lana Golja, Australian actress
- Lana Marconi, Romanian-French actress, born Ecaterina Ileana Marcovici
- Lana Morris, English actress
- Lana Nodin, Malaysian actress and model
- Lana Parrilla, American actress
- Lana Rhoades, American actress, podcaster, social-media personality
- Lana Turner, American actress, born Julia Jean Turner
- Lana Wachowski, American director
- Lana Wood, American actress best known for her role as 'Plenty O'Toole' in the 1971 James Bond film ''Diamonds Are Forever''
Politics
- Lana Gogoberidze, Georgian politician and film director
- Lana Gordon, American politician from Kansas
- Lana Greenfield, American politician from South Dakota
- Lana Hurdle, American public official
- Lana Jalosjos, Filipino politician
- Lana Ladd Stokan, American politician
- Lana Lokteff, American political YouTuber
- Lana Mamkegh, Jordanian politician and journalist
- Lana Marks, American business executive, diplomat and fashion designer
- Lana Myers, American judge from Texas
- Lana Nusseibeh, Emirati politician
- Lana Popham, Canadian politician from British Columbia
- Lana Theis, American politician from Michigan
Singers
- Lana Cantrell, Australian-American singer and entertainment lawyer
- Lana Chapel, American singer-songwriter
- Lana Del Rey, real name Elizabeth Grant, American singer
- Lana Gordon, American singer
- Lana Jurčević, Croatian singer
- Lana Lane, American singer
- Lana Lo, American singer
- Lana Lubany, Palestinian singer-songwriter
- Lana Mir, Ukrainian singer-songwriter
- Lana Moorer, American rapper, DJ, actress and entrepreneur
- Lana Trotovšek, Slovenian violinist
- Lana Wolf, Dutch singer
Sports
- Lana Bagen, British figure skater
- Lana Clelland, Scottish footballer
- Lana du Pont, American equestrian
- Lana Feras, Jordanian footballer
- Lana Franković, Croatian handball player
- Lana Gehring, American short track speed skater
- Lana Golob, Slovenian footballer
- Lana Gorgadze, Georgian footballer
- Lana Harch, Australian soccer player
- Lana Jēkabsone, Latvian hurdler
- Lana Lawless, American professional golfer
- Lana Popadić, Croatian tennis player
- Lana Pudar, Bosnian-Herzegovinian swimmer
- Lana Skeledžija, Croatian sport shooter
- Lana, real name Catherine Joy Perry, American professional wrestler in WWE
Other fields
- Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer and journalist
- Lana Bastašić, Serbian writer, novelist and translator
- Lana Citron, Irish novelist, poet, short story writer, and screenwriter
- Lana Coc-Kroft, New Zealand television and radio personality, and Miss Universe New Zealand 1988
- Lana Gay, Canadian radio personality and music journalist
- Lana Jones, Australian ballet dancer
- Lana Lopesi, New Zealand writer and critic
- Lana Montalbán, Argentine journalist, TV anchor, and producer
- Lana Obad, winner of Miss Croatia 2010
Fictional characters
In film and television
- Lana, a prostitute in 1983 film Risky Business, played by Rebecca De Mornay
- 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
- Lana Crawford in Neighbours, played by Bridget Neval
- Lana Herman, Theo's dream girl in The Cosby Show
- Lana Isavia in the anime TV series Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
- Lana Jacobs in Shortland Street, 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
- Lana Lang in DC Superman and the television series Smallville, played by Kristin Kreuk
- Lana Lazar in the Gone novel series
- Lana Loud in the animated TV series The Loud House
- Lana Kane in TV series Archer, played by Aisha Tyler
- Lana Shields, a character on Three's Company
- Lana Winters in American Horror Story: Asylum, played by Sarah Paulson
In literature
- Llana of Gathol, four-part series by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Wild Energy. Lana, a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel
In music
- "Lana", sung by Roy Orbison
- "Lana", sung by The Beach Boys
In video games
- Lana Beniko, in Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Lana, in Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
- Lana Skye, in ''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney''