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

English-speaking countries The following is a list of English-speaking population by country, including information on both native speakers and second-language speakers. List * The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total Engl ...

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 Yu ...

, and as a short form of several Russian names such as

Svetlana Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as t ...

. ''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 cl ...

Helen Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, ...

. Other possible origins include the

Irish Gaelic Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the ...

, meaning 'little rock'. The name's use in

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

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 per ...

Notable people

Actors

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 films. In 2003, record producer Phil Spector shot and killed Clarkson insi ...

(1962–2003), American actress and fashion model * Lana Condor (born 1997), American actress *

Lana Golja Lana Golja is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role of Nicola Grey in the television series '' Worst Year of My Life, Again!'' which premiered on 26 April 2014 on ABC3. She has also appeared on ''Winners & Losers'', ''Upper Midd ...

, Australian actress *

Lana Marconi Lana Marconi (born Ecaterina Ileana Marcovici; 8 September 1917 in Bucharest, Romania – 8 December 1990) was a Romanian- French actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the ...

(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 ABC sitcom ''Spin City'' (2000–2001) and in the fourth season of '' 24'' (2005), and starred in ''Boomtown'' (2002–2003), ' ...

(born 1977), American actress *

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

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

(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'' series focuses on a fictional 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 1964, eight other authors have ...

film '' Diamonds Are Forever''

Politics

Lana Gogoberidze Lana Gogoberidze ( ka, ლანა ღოღობერიძე) (born October 13, 1928, Tbilisi) is a Georgian film director and politician. Educated at Tbilisi State University and Moscow State University of Cinematography, Gogoberidze heade ...

(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 on ...

(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 the ...

Lana Greenfield Lana Greenfield (born January 30, 1951) is an American politician. She has served as a Republican member for the 2nd district in the South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South ...

(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, American public official *

Lana Jalosjos Svetlana Jalosjos-de Leon (professionally known as Lana Jalosjos) is a Filipina singer, politician, and former TV host of the longest afternoon running variety show Eat Bulaga!, aired on GMA Network. Family She is the daughter of Romeo G. Jalo ...

, Filipino politician * Lana Ladd Stokan (born 1958), American politician *

Lana Lokteff Lana Jennifer Lokteff (born March 14, 1979) is an American far-right, antisemitic conspiracy theorist and white supremacist, who is part of the alt-right movement. She became a prominent YouTube personality before being banned. She is the hos ...

(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 Canadian politician representing the riding of Saanich South in the Legislature of British Columbia who has been the Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport since 2022. She was first elected in 2009 provincial general elec ...

(born 1968), Canadian politician from

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

Lana Theis Lana Theis (born June 23, 1965) is an American politician from Michigan. A member of the Republican Party, she has represented the 22nd district of the Michigan Senate since 2019. Theis was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives fro ...

(born 1965), American politician from

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

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 ...

(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, and melancholia, with frequent ...

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

, American singer *

Lana Jurčević Lana Jurčević (; born 7 November 1984), internationally known under the stage name 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 Vlaovi� ...

(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 Lana Trotovšek (born September 5, 1983) is a London-based Slovenian violinist. She is a soloist and chamber musician performing in U.S.A., U.K., China, Japan, Germany, France, Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Croatia, and Se ...

(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 as ...

(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 Femminile in the Italian women's Serie A and the Scotland women's national team. Club career Born in Perth, Clelland began her career at local ...

(born 1993), Scottish footballer *

Lana du Pont Lana du Pont (born July 6, 1939) is an American equestrian. She competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from ...

(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 i ...

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

Lana Gehring Lana Gehring (born August 21, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American short track speed skater. She competed for the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning a bronze medal as part of a relay team. She has qualified for a spot on the ...

(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 a ...

* Lana Golob (born 1999), Slovenian footballer *

Lana Gorgadze Lana Gorgadze (born 15 February 1997) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Georgia women's national team Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia ...

(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 Harrison (born 1992), New Zealand professional squash 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 (born 1953), American professional golfer * Lana Popadić (born 1983), Croatian tennis player *

Lana Pudar Lana Pudar (born 19 January 2006) is a Bosnian competitive swimmer specializing in the butterfly events. She won a gold medal in the women's 200 m butterfly and a bronze medal in the women's 100 m butterfly at the 2022 European Aquatics Champi ...

(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 (wrestler), professional wrestler and pro wrestling manager *''Wild Energy. Lana'', a 2006 Ukrainian fantasy novel Sciences *L ...

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

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

Other fields

* Lana Abdel Rahman, Lebanese writer and journalist * Lana Bastašić (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 television and radio personality, and was Miss Universe New Zealand in 1988. Coc-Kroft began her television career appearing in ''Sale of the Century'', and in 1991 on the New Zealand version of ''Wheel ...

(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 (necessary ...

1988 *

Lana Gay Lana Gay is a Canadian radio personality and music journalist. Best known as a longtime host on CBC Radio 3, she is currently heard on Indie 88 in Toronto, Ontario since July 2015. She was also formerly a host on CFNY-FM in Toronto, and indie mus ...

, 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 sta ...

, 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. Miss World Croatia ;Color key Miss Earth Croatia ;Color key Miss Supranational Croatia ;Color key References Croatia , image_flag ...

2010

Fictional characters

In film and television

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, which 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 an ...

'', played by

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

Lana Lang Lana Lang is a fictional supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She has appeared in other media adaptations of Superman, typically as a teenager. These portrayals include the '' Adventures of Superboy'' t ...

in DC Comics ''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

'' 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 Gough ...

'', 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 roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011), also as Catherine Chand ...

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 arrive ...

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'' novel series *

Lana Winters '' American Horror Story: Asylum'' is the second season of the FX horror anthology series ''American Horror Story''. This season's theme is sanity and the relationship between science and religion, and follows the antics that occur at Briarcl ...

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

Lana Kane Lana Anthony Kane is a fictional character in the American animated comedy series ''Archer''. For the first four seasons, she is the top female special agent of the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), working at the agency's main head ...

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 African- ...

'' *Lana Loud in the animated TV series ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series 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 so ...

'' *Lana Isavia in the anime TV series Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross *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. First ...

'' *Lana in ''

Hyrule Warriors ''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 ...

'' and '' Hyrule Warriors Legends'' * Lana, a prostitute in 1983 film ''

Risky Business ''Risky Business'' is a 1983 American teen comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. Best known as Cruise's breakout film, ''Risky Business'' was a critical ...

'', played by Rebecca De Mornay

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 1948 ...

, four-part series by

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

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

In music

*"Beautiful Lana", sung by

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...

", 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 ''

'' 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 o ...

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

References

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