Lane
English
"a small roadway or path"Share
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Lane Origin and Meaning
The name Lane is a boy's name of English origin meaning "a small roadway or path".
Lane is a recent hit name, that could be used for either gender, but is much more popular for boys. It's a surname that projects the pleasant picture of narrow, tree-lined country roads.
Holding steady between Number 200 and 300 in the US Top 1000 for more than a quarter century, Lane might be considered a modern classic for boys.
Metallica's Lars Ulrich used the Layne spelling for his son.
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# 254 in the US
Lane Rank in US Top 1000
# 446 on Nameberry
Lane Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Lane
- Lane Edward GarrisonAmerican actor
- Lane Chandler (born Robert Chandler Oakes)American actor
- Lane Clyde FrostAmerican rodeo bull rider
- Lane CarlsonAmerican male model; twin brother Kyle Carlson
- Lane Allen EvansU.S. Congressman from Illinois
- Lane Monte KiffinAmerican NFL and college football coach
- (Joseph) Lane KirklandAmerican labor union leader
- (Walter) Lane SmithAmerican actor
- Lane DaviesAmerican actor
- Nathan LaneAmerican actor
- Lane SmithAmerican illustrator
- Lane MerrifieldCEO and Founder of Club Penguin, Investor on Dragon's Den
Lane in Pop Culture
- Lane Meyercharacter in movie "Better Off Dead," played by John Cusack
- Lane Frostfrom the movie "8 Seconds"
- Lane Duganfrom TV series "The Days"
- Lane Bryantplus size clothing chain in the US
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