Lain may refer to:

Places

Lain, Guinea Lain, Guinea is a town and sub-prefecture in the Lola Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region The Nzérékoré Region ( nqo, ߒߛߙߍߜߍ߬ߘߍ߫ ߕߌ߲߬ߞߎߘߎ߲) is a region in the southern part of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is ...

, a town and sub-prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region *

Lain, Iran Layen ( fa, لاين, also Romanized as Lāyen and Lāīn) is a village in Sursur Rural District, Muchesh District, Kamyaran County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 420, in 103 families. The village is populated ...

, a village in Kurdistan Province *

Lain, Yonne Lain () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the natural region of Forterre. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes of the Yonne departme ...

, a commune in the Yonne ''département'', France

People

Douglas Lain Douglas Lain () is a writer whose books include the post-singularity novel ''Bash Bash Revolution'' from Night Shade Books, the magical realist novel ''Billy Moon'' from Tor Books, and the Philip K. Dick Award nominated novel ''After the Sauce ...

(born 1970), American science fiction writer *

Saint Latuinus Saint Latuinus (''Latrium, Lain, Latuin'') is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He is considered to have been the first bishop of Sées, during the 5th century, from 400 to 440 AD. According to the ''Catholic Encyclopedia'', " L ...

, also known as Saint Lain, bishop of Sées

Other uses

Laining Torah reading (; ') is a Jewish religious tradition that involves the public reading of a set of passages from a Torah scroll. The term often refers to the entire ceremony of removing the scroll (or scrolls) from the Torah ark, chanting the ap ...

, a synonym for Torah reading *''

Serial Experiments Lain ''Serial Experiments Lain'' (stylized as ''serial experiments lain'') is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff ...

'', an anime television series **

Lain Iwakura ''Serial Experiments Lain'' (stylized as ''serial experiments lain'') is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff ...

, the title character of ''Serial Experiments Lain'' {{disambig, geo, given name, surname