lana

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈlɑːnə/

Definition of lana

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The tree Genipa americana.
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noun

  1. The tree Genipa americana.

name

  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.”
    “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.”

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Etymology

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

Anagrams of lana

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4-letter words

2 words

3-letter words

3 words

2-letter words

5 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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