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Alana

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Meaning and origin
Alana is a Celtic girl name. The meaning of the name is `Hawaiian fair, beautiful, offering `.


Where is it used?
The name Alana is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Lana, used in English and in Russian.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Alun (In Welsh)
Alain (In French)
Allan (In English and in Scottish)
Allen (In English and in Scottish)
Allyn (In English)
Allannah (In English)
Alanis (In English)
Alanna (In English)
Alannah (In English)
Alannis (In English)


For the opposite sex use:
In English and in Scottish: Alan (M)


See also
In Russian, Czech and in Bulgarian: Svetlana


What Alana`s say about their name
  1. The best thing about the name Alana:
    Being named after my dad
    The worst thing about the name:
    Never found all the personalized pencils and notepads when I was a kid
    If my name wasn`t Alana....:
    nope
    Extra information:
  2. The best thing about the name Alana:
    Its unique and sounds beautiful
    The worst thing about the name:
    People constantly mispronounce it
    If my name wasn`t Alana....:
    hmmm nope
    Extra information:
  3. The best thing about the name Alana:
    its a unique name
    The worst thing about the name:
    people dont know how to pronounce the name correctly
    If my name wasn`t Alana....:
    no
    Extra information:
  4. The best thing about the name Alana:
    I am the only one that turns my head when it is called.
    The worst thing about the name:
    People always say it wrong.
    If my name wasn`t Alana....:
    I dont think so.
    Extra information:


More `Alana` links
Alana as abbreviation
Actors named Alana
Alana in the encyclopedia




Statistics for Alana

Alana appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 142.. 2007 was a `top year` for the name Alana. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #142. The last time Alana appeared among the most common names was in 1950. Our records go back to 1880

YearRankRank
2007142
2006167
2005170
2004179
2003203
2002225
2001257
2000254
1999251
1998254
1997280
1996243
1995307
1994334
1993338
1992386
1991367
1990368
1980368
1970651
1960948
1950623
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See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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