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Lana

//ˈlɑːnə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Russian.

    "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."

Noun
  1. 1
    The tree Genipa americana.

Etymology

Short form of Alana, or from Russian Ла́на (Lána), diminutive of several names including Светла́на (Svetlána).

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