Etymology

lana

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Russian Ла́на
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromЛа́на
  2. English todayLana

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.