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Alani - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Alani

[ syll. a-la-ni, al-ani ] The girl name Alani is pronounced as AELAANiy KEY. Alani is used predominantly in the English language, and it is derived from Celtic and Hawaiian origins. From Celtic and Hawaiian roots, its meaning is orange, orange tree.

In addition, Alani is a variation of the name Alana (English).

Alani is somewhat popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been growing since the 2000s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.015% of baby girls being given the name Alani. It ranked at #880 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.014% and its ranking #913. Among the group of girl names directly linked to Alani, Alana (English) was the most widely used. In 2008, it was used 7 times more than Alani.

Baby names that sound like Alani include Alaina (English), Alana (English), Alanah (English), Alanna (English), Alannah (English), Alawna (English), Alayna (English), Alena (Russian, English, and Czech), Alhena, Alima (Arabic and Hebrew), Alina (English and French), Allana (English), Allanna (English), Allannah (English), Alona (English and Hebrew), Aluma (English and Hebrew), Alwina (German), Alyna (Russian), Aolani (Hawaiian), and Eilean (English).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Alani: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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