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What does Alana mean?
Alana 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced ah-LAH-nah. It is of Old German and Hawaiian origin, and the meaning of Alana is "precious; awakening". A rather modern Latinate feminine form of Alan. Also possibly from the Gaelic "ailin" meaning "little rock" or possibly derived from Elaine or Helen. Award-winning pop vocalist Alanis Morissette; actress Lana Turner.
STARTS WITH Al-
Variations
VARIANTS Alaina▲, Alaine, Alanah, Alane, Alani▲, Alanis▼, Alanna▲, Alannah▲, Alawna, Alayne, Alene▼, Aleyna, Aleynah, Aleyne, Alie, Allana, Alleen, Allena, Allene▼, Alleynah, Alleyne, Allina, Allinah, Allyn, Allyna, Alona, Alonna, Lana▲, Lanah, Lanna, Lannah, Lanny, Lannie
OTHER FORMS VIA ALANIS, ELAINE, HELEN, LANA Ailene, Alanice, Alayna▲, Aleanor, Alena▲, Aline▼, Allaine, Alyona, Elaene, Elain, Elaina▲, Elaine▼, Elaini, Elainia, Elainna, Elan, Elana, Elane, Elanna, Elayna▲, Elayne, Elena▲, Eleni, Ella, Ellane, Elliana▲, Galina, Halina, Helaina, Helana, Helena, Ileana, Ilene▼, Ilka, Ilona, Jelena, Lanae, Lean, Leana, Lena▼, Lina, Yelena
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Alaan, ..
(male) Alaan, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Alana Eliana (A.E.), ..
How popular is Alana?
Alana is a very prominent first name for women (#794 out of 4276, Top 19%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#67522 out of 150436, Top 45%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Alana was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its peak position of #143 in the U.S. in the year 2007, and is currently at #200. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ailene, Alaina (#202 FROM RECENT DATA), Alanah (#1775), Alane, Alani (#347), Alanis, Alanna (#552), Alannah (#869), Alayna (#236), Alena (#736), Alene, Aleyna (#1631), Aline, Allana, Alleen, Allena, Allene, Allyn, Alona, Alonna, Elaina (#272), Elaine (#634), Elana (#1581), Elayna (#1171), Elayne, Elena (#66), Eleni (#1726), Ella (#15), Elliana (#187), Helen (#413), Helena (#458), Ileana (#1928), Ilene, Ilona, Lana (#360), Lanae, Lanna, Lannie, Leana, Lena (#301) and Lina (#760) are the popular varying forms of Alana (#200). Usage of these relations of Alana was well-received among parents a century ago (AVERAGE #1508) and is now much less (#1295, ▼60.3%), with forms like Alene becoming less stylish. Ella is more universally found than the rest, although Alani seems to be gaining popularity too.
Similar Names
Alana▲ is pronounced similarly to Ailani▲, Aleena▲, Alianna▲, Aliena, Allonia, Alonia, Alwinna, Alwyna, Alynah, Eilona, Elanie, Eleana, Eleanna, Ellena, Ellina, Elyana, Ilana, Ilania, Ilianna, Illiana, Oliana, Olina, Olinia, Wilona and Yllona. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abina, Adana, Adara, Alaia▲, Alaisa, Alala, Alamea, Alanza, Alaya▲, Aldana, Aldara, Alea, Aleea, Alida▼, Alima, Aliza▲, Alla, Allma, Alma▼, Aloma, Alonza, Aluma, Alyne, Amana, Amanda▼, Anafa, Anaka, Anani, Anina, Aranza, Arlana, Atara, Atlanta, Avana, Ayala, Ayana▲, Ayanna▼, Azania, Chana▲, Ciana, Flana, Ioana, Ivana▲, Joana▼, Jolana, Juana, Keana▼, Melana, Qiana and Roana. These names tend to be less commonly used than Alana.
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