Lan (given name)
Lan is a personal name, frequently used in Chinese and Vietnamese contexts as a feminine given name, which means "orchid."
In Vietnamese, "Lân" with the accent denotes a masculine given name, which refers to Kỳ Lân, a mythical creature that appears only to protect the noble. See qilin.
Lan may refer to:
East Asian name order
- Bian Lan (born 1984), Chinese basketball player
- Jiang Lan (born 1989), Chinese sprinter
- Law Lan (born 1934), Hong Kong actress
- Li Lan (born 1961), Chinese handball player
- Lu Lan (born 1987), Chinese badminton player
- Lu Mong Lan (born 1927), Vietnamese general
- Sang Lan (born 1981), Chinese gymnast
- Wang Lan (1922–2003), Taiwanese writer
- Yang Lan (born 1968), Chinese businesswoman and talk show host
- Zhang Lan (1872–1955), Chinese political activist
- Zhao Lan (born 1963), Chinese chess player
Western name order
- Lan Bale (born 1969), South African tennis player
- Lan Cao (born 1961), Vietnamese-born American novelist
- Lan Medina, Filipino comic book artist
- Lan Roberts (1936–2005), American radio presenter
- Lan Samantha Chang (born 1965), American writer
- Lan Wright (born 1923), British writer
Fiction
- Lan Asuka, fictional character in the Devil Lady manga series
- Lan Di, fictional character in the video games Shenmue and Shenmue II
- Lan Hikari, fictional character in the MegaMan Battle Network series of video games
- Lan Mandragoran, fictional character in the Wheel of Time series of novels by Robert Jordan
- Gabriel Lan, fictional character in the Marvel comics universe
- Lan Fan, a minor supporting character in the Fullmetal Alchemist manga
- Lan Kellyan, a fictional character in the book Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac by Ernest Thompson Seton
See also
- Lan (surname 蓝), a Chinese surname
- Lan (surname 兰), a different Chinese surname
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