Alanna (meaning and origin)

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Alanna

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Meaning and origin
Alanna is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Attractive`.

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

How do they say it elsewhere?
Allannah (In English)
Alannis (In English)
Alanis (In English)
Alana (In English)
Alannah (In English)

If it's too long people might use
In English and in Russian: Lana

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

Extra information:
From Old English.

What Alanna`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Alanna:
Very smooth name, I've been told it rolls off the tongue
The worst thing about the name:
1) It's a bit too flowery for me 2) Everyone pretty much pronounces/spells it wrong 3) You can't really make a nice nickname out of it
If my name wasn`t Alanna....:
I would be happier
Extra information:
It's nice the name means attractive
The best thing about the name Alanna:
No matter what tone you say it, it alwas sound beatiful
The worst thing about the name:
i hate it when some one says it wrong, spells it wrong, or laughs when they find out it means pretty
If my name wasn`t Alanna....:
I would have a ghetto name
Extra information:
Alanna is a perfect name, period.
The best thing about the name Alanna:
that everyone tells me it's a real pretty name and it's unique so i feel different and i like that
The worst thing about the name:
people miss pronounce it a lot
If my name wasn`t Alanna....:
i wouldn't feel as special and it wouldn't give me that feeling i get when i hear my awesome name
Extra information:
there is actually a book and cmic book series called alanna about a warrior princess if u name ur child my name then let her read the book it will make her feel special
The best thing about the name Alanna:
It's a rare name
The worst thing about the name:
They get it wrong ALLLL THE TIME!LIKE A-lay-na
If my name wasn`t Alanna....:
i would cry
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Alanna:
It's unique but does not sound too different.
The worst thing about the name:
I love being named Alanna, but people do pronounce it incorrectly.
If my name wasn`t Alanna....:
Sad.
Extra information:
I think that it is such a beautiful name and I am so happy that my parents called me Alanna. It is very feminine and unique. I really am surprised that there are not more people with the name. I have only met two other people with the name in my entire life.
The best thing about the name Alanna:
because it means attractive
The worst thing about the name:
people say it wrong
If my name wasn`t Alanna....:
yah a retared name
Extra information:
yah now i think my name is pefect
The best thing about the name Alanna:
Not alot of people have my name so its pretty unique, I've only heard one other person named Alanna in my life.
The worst thing about the name:
Some people say my name wrong like A-lay-na instead of A-la-na
If my name wasn`t Alanna....:
I'd be a different person. and Id be like everyone else.
Extra information:
Yes name your daughters Alanna, It's a really beautiful strong name.

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

Statistics for Alanna

Alanna appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 466.. 1996 was a `top year` for the name Alanna. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #461. The last time Alanna appeared among the most common names was in 1980. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	466
2006	473
2005	495
2004	471
2003	492
2002	492
2001	506
2000	496
1999	477
1998	507
1997	494
1996	461
1995	509
1994	504
1993	497
1992	502
1991	498
1990	474
1980	685
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