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Lana (given name)

Lana is a female given name and short name of multiple origins. It can be found most frequently in the English-speaking countries, former Yugoslavia, and as a short form of several Russian names such as Svetlana.[1] Lana can also be derived from the Germanic name Alana or the Greek name Helen.

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Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
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Other possible origins include the Irish Gaelic ailin, meaning 'little rock'. The name's use in Irish probably derives from the phrase a leanbh, which was used to call a child.[citation needed] In Hawaiian it means 'calm as still waters' or 'afloat'.

In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by actress Lana Turner.

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  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Lana". Behind the Name.
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