Alanna

"Alana" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Alana, Iran.
Alanna, Alanah, Alannah, Allanah Alana
Gender Women Female
Origin
Word/name Old High German/Irish
Meaning "precious"/"child"
Other names
Related names Alan

Alanna, Alanah or Alannah or Allanah is a girl's given name which has disputed origins. It can be derived either from the Old High German word for "precious" or from the Irish language term "a leanbh" or "child", in English. In Gaelic Alanna as itself is the term for "beauty" or "serenity". It's sometimes considered a feminine form of Alan.

Alana is a common female given name coming from the Goidelic/ Hawaiian community meaning fair, beautiful, offering. It also is an Ibo given name which means father land or father's land in Igbo language.

""Alana"" or ""Elana" can also be the female name in an English translation of ""Elan"" which in Hebrew means tree.

People with the given name Alana/Alanna/Alannah/Alanah

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