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, "Lân" with the accent denotes a masculine given name, which refers to , a mythical creature that appears only to protect the noble. See.
Lan may refer to:- Bian Lan, Chinese basketball player
- Hương Lan, Vietnamese singer
- Jiang Lan, Chinese sprinter
- Law Lan, Hong Kong actress
- Li Lan, Chinese handball player
- Lu Lan, Chinese badminton player
- Lu Mong Lan, Vietnamese general
- Ngọc Lan, Vietnamese singer
- Sang Lan, Chinese gymnast
- Wang Lan, Taiwanese writer
- Yang Lan, Chinese businesswoman and talk show host
- Zhang Lan, Chinese political activist
- Zhao Lan, Chinese chess player
Western name order
- Lan Bale, South African tennis player
- Lan Cao, Vietnamese-born American novelist
- Lan Medina, Filipino comic book artist
- Lan Roberts, American radio presenter
- Lan Samantha Chang, American writer
- Lan Wright, 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
