Luana

Origin

American 18th/19th century coinage, a fanciful spelling of Louanna, from Lou + Anna.

Full definition of Luana

Proper noun

1. .
• 1845 Lowell Offering, Misses Curtis and Farley, Vol.4, page 250 ("Nepomiwassit" by "J.L.B"):Young Eagle, with a proud heart, led Luana forth to the mossy bank of the river,
• 1912 The Bookman, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1912, Vol.35, page 168:The Bird of Paradise, by Mr Richard Walton Tully, is more pictorial than decorative. - - - One of these characters, an American physician named Paul Wilson, sinks from civilisation to savagery because he marries a native princess named Luana - - -

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• lauan