Meaning of name Lane

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Meaning

The name Lane has the following meaning:

Living near a lane. "Descendant of Laighean or Luan" in Gaelic.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Lane as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Lane is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 302 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Lane rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 11 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 306 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Lane in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Lane is pronounced as lay-n

Origins

Lane originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Lane and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Lane: Boys - Claud, Cleveland, Curley, Dandre, Daquan, Draven, Easton, Ford, Hobson, Jackson, Jarrell, Keaton, Merton, Millard, Nolan, Oakley, Remington, Roswell, Sawyer, Turner, Girls - Afton, Bernita, Dreama, Elisa, Elnora, Jacey, Jakayla, Jannie, Kaydence, Mardell, Maryjane, Rosamond, Shyanne, Skyla, Sudie, Treva, Trista, Both genders - Emory, Marley, Paris, Taylor

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Lane: Laen, Laene, Lain, Laine, Laney, Lanie, Layn, Layne (English), Laynne

Style

We think the name Lane should fall under the following style category: Cool.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lane to be: Tall, dark and handsome sophisticate trendy social climber

In one word, you might describe Lane as a(n) "handsome" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Lane (or its variants) are:

Lane Allen Evans, born on 4 August, a famous politician. Lane Allen Evans's background: Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois.

Lane Kirkland, born on 12 March , a famous labor leader. Lane Kirkland's background: US labor union leader who served as President of the AFL-CIO for over sixteen years.

Lane Smith , born on 29 April, a famous actor. Lane Smith 's background: American actor best known for his role as Perry White in the American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.