Meaning: Lane; path
The story
An English surname name originally describing someone who lived near a lane. Its path meaning comes directly from the landscape word, with no need for an invented symbolic translation.
Spellings & variants
- Layne
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
- Modern
- Short
- Surname-style
Origins
Lane comes from English.
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