It is a female name. I have been told that it is Hawiian, meaning "wild flower" or that it is an actual flower . I also spell it w/ a tilde oven the n. It could be spanish. I've been searching and the only thing solid is that it is the title of a song by Donovan,that came out in the 60's. The song is about a woman named lalena, so that doesn't help much. I pronounce it La-lane-ya.