Lane: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Lane | Girls

Lane

Pronunciation: n/a

Origin of the name Lane:

Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English lane (a lane, a narrow country road).

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Related Names:

Laine, Layne, Lainey, Laney

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Best girl's name!

Personal experiences with the name Lane: | Edit

This was the name I had picked out for a daughter, but I ended up having two sons (and chose different names for them...I prefer the name Lane for a girl).

Nicknames for Lane: | Edit

Lanie, Laney, laneylane, lendoroo, laneoseta

Meanings and history of the name Lane: | Edit

Lane is another word for road.

Famous real-life people named Lane: | Edit

The name of Lane Bryant, the plus-store clothing chain, comes from a typo of the company's founder, Lena Himmelstein Bryant.

Lane hope chests and furniture

Lane in song, story & screen: | Edit

Lane Kim is a character on Gilmore Girls.

Lanie is the American Girl Doll's 2010 Girl of the Year.

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