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.

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
• Hương Lan (born 1956), Vietnamese singer
• 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 (1927–2021), Vietnamese general
• Ngọc Lan (1956-2001), Vietnamese singer
• Sang Lan (born 1981), Chinese gymnast
• 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 Pham, (born 1985 or 1986) New Zealand politician
• Lan Roberts (1936–2005), American radio presenter
• Lan Samantha Chang (born 1965), American writer
• Lan Wright (1923–2010), 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
• Tso Lan, a fictional character in the animated series Jackie Chan Adventures

See also

• Lan (surname 蓝), a Chinese surname
• Lan (surname 兰), a Chinese surname