Meaning:
Its source is Adal, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Precious."
Languages:
This girl's name is used in English and Greek.
Alternative Spellings: Laana and Launa
Variant Forms: Lanae and Lanay
Popularity:
The name Lana ranked 709th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 470th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Narrative:
This name could come from the Gaelic ailin, meaning ''little rock.'' In addition, the Irish Gaelic use of this name probably derives from the Gaelic phrase a leanbh, which was used to call a child. In Hawaiian, it means awakening
