Alannah - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Alannah \a-lannah, al(an)-nah\ is pronounced ah-LAH-nah. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "precious". Variant spelling of Alanna (see Alana), possibly influenced by names of Hebrew origin such as Hannah and Susannah and by the Anglo-Irish term of endearment "alannah" or "a leanbh" meaning "O child".

Baby names that sound like Alannah are Alanah, Alaynna, Alayna, Alaina, Alonna, Allinah, Aleynah, Alawna, Alynah, Allynah, Alenah, Elanna and Elanah. Other similar baby names are Adanna, Liannah, Leannah, Lannah, Alanza, Annah, Ayanna, Flanna and Luannah.

Alannah is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Alannah. Click here to compare Alannah with related baby names.