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What does Alani mean?
Alani 
▲ as a name for girls. The meaning of Alani is "precious; awakening". Alani is an alternate spelling of Alana (Old German, Hawaiian).
STARTS WITH Al-
ASSOCIATED WITH precious
Variations
VARIANTS Alonna, Alona, Allinah, Alleynah, Allana, Aleynah, Aleyna, Alawna, Alannah▲, Alanna▲, Alanah, Alaina▲
RELATED FORMS VIA ALANA Alaine, Alane, Alanis▼, Alayne, Alene▼, Aleyne, Alie, Allena, Allene▼, Allina, Allyn, Allyna, Lana▲
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Alyni, ..
(male) Alaan, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Alani Madison (A.M.), ..
How popular is Alani?
Alani is a rare first name for women but a very popular last name for all people (#64572 out of 150436, Top 43%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Alani was first listed in 1999 and reached its highest rank of #347 in the U.S. in 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Alani (#347 A YEAR AGO) are Alana (#200), Alaina (#202), Lana (#360), Alanna (#552), Alannah (#869), Aleyna (#1631), Alanah (#1775), Alane, Alanis, Allana, Allena, Allene, Allyn, Alona, Alonna and Alene. Usage of these forms of Alani reached its apex less than a decade ago (ADOPTION OF 0.4%) and has remained as widespread to this day (ADOPTION 0.4%, ▼1.8%), but with forms like Alanis going out of style. Alana is the longstanding favorite, although Alannah appears to be becoming a favorite too.
Similar Names
Alani▲ is pronounced similarly to Ailani▲, Alaynna, Aleena▲, Alina▲, Allona, Alwyna, Alynah, Alyona, Elaina▲, Elana, Elanah, Elanie, Elayna▲, Elena▲, Eleni, Eliana▲, Elona, Ilana, Ilania, Ileana, Ilona, Iolana, Oleana, Olena and Olina. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adan, Adana, Adlai, Agafi, Ala, Alah, Alaia▲, Alair, Alais, Alanice, Alanza, Alaya▲, Albane, Aldana, Alfri (see Alfreda), Ali▼, Aliki, Aline▼, Alli▼, Alyne, Amandi, Amani▲, Amari▲, Anahi, Anani, Anni, Aonani, Arlan, Armani▲, Ashni, Avana, Avani, Avania, Ayana▲, Azania, Brani, Dani▲, Evani, Imani, Jelani, Kalani▲, Kani, Kiani, Lalani, Melani▲, Nalani▲, Nani, Rani, Talani and Tani. These names tend to be more frequently used than Alani.
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