Lana

  • Girl
  • 4 letters
English Fair; good-looking.
Gaelic This name of uncertain origin may be a feminine form of Man, or derived from the Irish Gaelic word for 'child'.
Greek Light.
Hawaiian Afloat; calm as still waters.
Irish A diminutive of Alana: Child.
Abbreviation of Alana
Short form of Alana
Famous bearer American actress Lana Turner.

Lana is a girl’s name of English, Gaelic, Greek, Hawaiian and Irish origin. Meaning in English: Fair; good-looking. Meaning in Gaelic: This name of uncertain origin may be a feminine form of Man, or derived from the Irish Gaelic word for ‘child’. Meaning in Greek: Light. Meaning in Hawaiian: Afloat; calm as still waters. Meaning in Irish: A diminutive of Alana: Child. Lana is a abbreviation of Alana and short form of Alana. Famous bearer: American actress Lana Turner. The name has 4 letters.

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Lamia

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Greek Latin

An evil spirit who abducts and murders children. Daughter of Poseidon.

Gaelic Scottish Norse Scandinavian

Man of law. Lawyer.

Gaelic Scandinavian

Man of law.

English

From the long hill slope.

English French

Servant. God-like. Land (from Old German) The short form of the name Lancelot (which incidentally was derived originally from the name Lance!) Therefore, this name is the short form of its own diminutive.

Arthurian Legend English French

Knight of Arthur and lover of Guinevere. Servant. God-like. Also a diminutive of Lance. In Arthurian legend, Sir Lancelot was King Arthur's close friend and a Knight of the Round Table. A central theme in Arthurian legend is the adulterous love between Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. Servant. Also a diminutive of Lance: Land (from Old German) Lancelot was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table and adulterous lover to Queen Guinevere.

English Greek

From the grassy plain. Lion.