Alanna
| Pronunciation | ah-lah-nah |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish/Old High German |
| Meaning | "precious"/"child" |
Alana, Alanna or Alannah is a female given name. It can be derived either from the Old High German word for "precious" or from the Irish language term "a leanbh" for "child". In Gaelic Alanna is the term for "beauty" or "serenity".
Alana is also a female given name in the Goidelic/ Hawaiian community meaning fair, beautiful, offering.
Alana, Elana or Ilana can also be a female name in an English translation of Elan or Ilan which in Hebrew means "oak tree".
People with the given name Alana/Alaina/Alanna/Alannah/Alanah
- Alannah Currie, New Zealand musician from the Thompson Twins
- Alana Evans, American pornographic actress
- Alanna Goldie (born 1994), Canadian fencer
- Alana Haim, American musician and member of the band Haim
- Alanna Heiss, American pioneer of alternative exhibition space
- Alana Henderson (musician), Northern Irish singer-songwriter and cellist
- Alannah Hill, Australian fashion designer
- Alanna Kraus, Canadian skater
- Alaina Lockhart (born 1974), Canadian politician
- Alannah MacTiernan, Australian politician
- Alana Mann, food activist
- Alanna Masterson, American actress best known for portraying Tara Chambler on The Walking Dead TV series
- Alannah Mikac, Australian girl whose death in the Port Arthur massacre inspired the founding of The Alannah and Madeline Foundation
- Alannah Myles, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Alanna Nash, American journalist and biographer
- Alanna Nobbs, Australian historian and current President of the Society for the Study of Early Christianity
- Alana Paon, Canadian politician
- Alana Patience, Australian ballroom dancer and two times winner of Dancing with the Stars
- Alanna Schepartz, American scientist
- Alana Shipp, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Alana Thompson, American child star of the TLC reality TV series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
- Alanna Ubach, American actress
- Alanna Zabel, American celebrity yoga instructor[1] and author
People with given name Alena/Alenah
- Alena Šeredová, Czech model
- Alena Vránová, Czech actress
- Alena Vrzáňová, Czech sportswoman and figure skater
Fictional characters
- Alana (Transformers), a female Transformer from Transformers: Generation 1
- Alanna Mosvani, a fictional character in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series
- Alanna of Trebond, a fictional character in Tamora Pierce's Tortall novels, beginning with Alanna: The First Adventure
- Alana Reeves, the main character in the novel Forget Me Not by Elizabeth Lowell
- Alana, a fictional character in the 1990s Australian TV series The Girl from Tomorrow
- Alana Bloom, a fictional character in the TV series Hannibal
- Alana from Saga (comic book)
- Alanna, an inhabitant of the planet Rann in American comic books published by DC Comics
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Alana or Alanah
- All pages with titles beginning with Alanna or Alannah
References
- ^ internhl (2013-10-01). "Adam Levine's Yoga Instructor Reveals How To Stay Fit This Fall". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
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