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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The youngest niece in my family. She's 18 months, sweet, and beautiful. Joyful blue eyes.
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I'm a 36 year old male; didn't personally know anyone who shared my name growing up - still don't, actually. I don't mind having a unique name for my particular age & sex, but it's annoying that many people want to spell it as "Layne" or "Lance"; and as it's somewhat gender neutral, I've received mail addressed to "Ms. Lane". And in elementary school? Lane is a very "rhyme-able" word, so I got stuff like "Lane the pain with the big fat brain, riding on the train..." etc., etc. At least it's better than my parents' first choice for my name :)
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Laner, Laney
- Meanings and history of the name Lane: | Edit
Middle English for "road" or "pathway" (real poetic, that...)
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Lane Frost, famous bull rider. Movie 8 Seconds was made about his life.
Lane Garrison, American actor
Lane Kiffin, head coach of the University of Tennessee college football team- Lane in song, story & screen: | Edit
Lane Kim, best friend to Rory Gilmore on the tv show Gilmore Girls.
Lane was the name of Algernon's manservant in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Global Popularity of the Name Lane
- #240 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #319 in United States
- #377 in Canada (Alberta)
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