lana
/ˈlɑːnə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The tree Genipa americana.
name
A female given name from Russian.
Example Sentences
- "Mervyn LeRoy, the boyish cigar-smoking director who signed her, didn't like her name Julia. So she thought awhile and said, "What about Lana?" For no reason at all it became Lana - pronounced Lah-nah."
- "I discovered that her full name was Margaret Lowell. I wasn't an expert on Earth names, but I still knew this was wildly inappropriate. She should have been called Lana Bellcurve or Ashley Brainsex or something."
Etymology
Short form of Alana, or from Russian Ла́на (Lána), diminutive of several names including Светла́на (Svetlána).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ла́на
Derived Forms
Phrases
lana dye