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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

East Asian name order

Western name order

Fiction

See also