Luana

Gender Feminine
Usage English, Italian, Portuguese
Pronounced Pron. loo-AN-ə(English) LWA-na(Italian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From the movie Bird of Paradise (1932), in which it was borne by the main character, a Polynesian girl [1]. The movie was based on a 1912 play of the same name set in Hawaii.

Related Names

VariantsLuann, Luanne, Luanna(English)
User SubmissionLuana

Popularity

People think this name is

modern   youthful   upper class   natural   wholesome   delicate   refined   strange   simple  

Categories

currently out of the US top 1000, Dutch royal family, ends in -ana, Italian Westerns, literature, models, Pokemon characters, top 10 in Brazil, top 100 Portugal

Sources & References

  1. Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford, 1990, page 212.
Entry updated April 5, 2022