Related names: Lou-Ann, Louane (French and Breton), Louann (English, Breton, and French), Louanne (French, Breton, and English), Luan (Gaelic, Albanian, and Vietnamese), Luanne (English and Italian) --- Luan, (pronounced: lou-on) Albanian masculine first name, meaning "lion" Luan, Vietnamese name, meaning " justice, fair, transparent Luan, Celtic masculine name, meaning "warrior".
In the 6X series by Nina Malkin, LuAnn was the real first name of Kendall Taylor. At around age 12, when she started participating in singing contests, she dropped the "LuAnn" and started going by her middle name, Kendall, because she thought it sounded more professional.