Luana
[luˈɑːnə]Meaning
an English coinage, a fanciful spelling of Louanna, from Lou and Anna
Background Story
Luana is an English coinage, a fanciful spelling of Louanna, formed from Lou and Anna. The name was borne by the main character of the 1932 film Bird of Paradise, a Polynesian girl, and the film was based on a 1912 play of the same name set in Hawaii. Hawaiian borrowed the name from English, and it was later explained there as the Hawaiian word luana, meaning leisure.
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