A Name Story by Houdhoud
لَانَا
Lana
LAA-nah
“Soft, gentle.”
About Lana
Lana is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "soft, gentle" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ل-ي-ن meaning 'softness, gentleness'. Reads naturally in English.
Crosses easily between Arab and English-speaking contexts.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Lana is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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