I love the name Lana..have done for a long time and even more so since I got really into watching Once Upon a Time a couple of years ago and have adored the actress Lana Parrilla ever since!
I admit i think of myself as fairly "dirty minded" but it never occurred to me what Lana spelt backward spells until people started pointing it out! I have read other threads on other forums and a lot of people called Lana have said they had issues growing up with kids at school- same goes for parents with DD Lanas who have said a few kids have pointed it out.
I am wondering if instead I go for Alana and Lana nn. I always liked Alana anyway and my grandfather was Alan so I think it may be a nice way to honour him. Can anyone think of any other names that Lana could be a nn for? Also, I really like Lani as a nn pronounced Lay-nee, but would this seem silly considering I would pronounce Lana Lah-na? It would make more sense if it was Lay-na nn Laynee, or Lah-na nn Lah-nee (IYSWIM!) but I just think Lay-nee is a very sweet nn! But prefer Lana as Lah-na..sorry that rambled a bit lol.
So what other names can Lana be a nn for? Or possible alternate spellings to Lana? DH suggested Lahna but I think that looks quite ugly.
Thanks in advance for your input :)
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onceuponavino · 14/04/2015 18:15
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