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Lassana is a given name or surname that is an alternative transliteration of Al-Hassan, and may refer to: Lassana Bathily (born 1990), hero of the Porte de Vincennes hostage crisis Lassana Camará (born 1991), Bissau-Guinean footballer
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
The name's use in Irish probably derives from the phrase a leanbh, which was used to call a child. [citation needed] In Hawaiian it means 'calm as still waters' or 'afloat'. Lana is a shortened name for Milana. [2] In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by actress Lana Turner and singer Lana Del Rey.
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[5] [6] In 2022, it was the 31st most popular name given to girls in Canada. [7] The name's popularity has been attributed to its use in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, [8] as well as its usage by celebrities. [9] Names beginning with or containing the letter L have also been particularly fashionable for girls. [10]
The name has been among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States since 2009 and among the top 200 since 2018. It has been among the top 100 names for newborn girls in Canada since 2017. [2] The name is also in use for boys, though it has never ranked among the 1,000 most popular names given to boys in the United States. [3]
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Marlene has been a well-used name throughout the Western world. In the United States, it was among the top 100 names for newborn girls between 1931 and 1942, was among the top 200 names between 1943 and 1959, and among the top 1,000 names between 1960 and 2012. It was a top 1,000 name for girls in France between 1933 and 2002.