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.

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