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View Name: Lana


LANA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Russian, Croatian
OTHER SCRIPTS: Лана (Russian)
Meaning & History
Short form of ALANA (English) or SVETLANA (Russian). In the English-speaking world, it was popularized by actress Lana Turner (1921-1995).
Related Names
VARIANT: Sveta (Russian)
MASCULINE FORMS: Alan, Allan, Allen, Allyn (English), Alen (Croatian)
Popularity
United States  ranked #485 
Belgium  ranked #90 
Bosnia and Herzegovina  ranked #19 
Croatia  ranked #1 
France  ranked #39 
Netherlands  ranked #46 
Slovenia  ranked #2 



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