Lan

Lan Meaning & Origin

About Lan
The name "Lan" is of Vietnamese origin and has multiple meanings. It can be a unisex name meaning "orchid" or "flower" in Vietnamese. Additionally, in Chinese, "Lan" can mean "blue" or "elegant." The name Lan carries a sense of beauty, grace, and delicacy, reflecting the natural elegance of flowers or the serene color of the sky.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Lan is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 65.22% and females 34.78%, based on recent birth statistics.

Lan Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.67% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LN
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AE1 N
🌐 IPA
/lĂŚn/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lan in Braille

Here's how to represent Lan in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Lan in braille

How to Spell the Name Lan in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Lan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lan in sign language

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