Names like Lana

Lana is a two-syllable Slavic name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.

The same sound

Two syllables, ending the same way as Lana.

Luna Latin · "the moon," and the Roman goddess who drove its chariot across the night sky; centuries of use in Spanish- and Italian-speaking families, then a spectacular 2010s ascent across languages. The signature name of the celestial wave

Lena German · shining light (short form of Helena/Magdalena)

Lina Arabic · tender, delicate

Rayna Slavic · believed to derive from Regina ('queen') or Slavic 'paradise'

The same roots

Also Slavic names, from the tradition Lana comes from.

Mila Slavic · dear, gracious (short form of Ludmila/Camila/Emilia); increasingly popular in Russia and the Netherlands and one of the fastest US risers

Mira Slavic · "peace"

Alena Slavic · Slavic form of Helena, traditionally meaning 'light' or 'torch'

Ivana Slavic · feminine form of Ivan (John), 'God is gracious'

The same feel

Also classic and modern names.

Ava Latin · traditionally linked to avis, "bird," though its root is debated: medieval Avas may have carried a Germanic name or a form of Eve, "life." Borne by a ninth-century saint and by the first named woman poet in German, and reborn as a sleek modern favorite

Laila Arabic · "night"

Keira Irish · variant of Ciara, 'dark-haired'; popularized by actress Keira Knightley

Emilia Latin · traditionally "rival," from the Roman family name Aemilius; immortalized by Shakespeare's truth-telling Emilia of Othello

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Lana, on a similar curve.

Rina English · a short form of Corina or Katrina; also a real Japanese given name (里奈, 梨奈); a modest but genuine dual-reading pick, quieter than Mina or Karin but just as real

Lorna Scottish · literary invention, from the Scottish place name Lorne

Sena Korean · power and grace

Zena Greek · variant of Xenia, "hospitable, welcoming"

The full Lana page: meaning, origin and 130 years of records

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