Of the lake; calm and serene
Lanise is a modern American creation, likely formed by combining the popular prefix 'La-' with the name Denise or the root 'Lan'. It is often associated with the French word for lake, 'lande', or interpreted as a rhythmic variation of Lani, meaning sky or heaven in Hawaiian.
Less common today
Lanise isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,488 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
