"Lan" meaning in English

See Lan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /læn/
Rhymes: -æn Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lan
  1. A surname from Chinese. Translations (Lan: the Chinese surname): (Chinese Mandarin), (Lán) (Chinese Mandarin), (Chinese Mandarin), (Lán) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Lan-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames, Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 15 7 41 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /læn/
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From Mandarin 嵐/岚 (Lán). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Lan County}}, {{bor|en|cmn|嵐|tr=Lán}} Mandarin 嵐/岚 (Lán) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lan
  1. A county of Lüliang, Shanxi, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Shanxi Translations (county): (Chinese Mandarin), (Lán) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Lan-en-name-8P5PYMll Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 33 25 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 41 23 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "word": "蘭"
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          "word": "藍"
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