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 [ syll. a-lan-nah, al-ann-ah ] The girl name Alannah is pronounced AELAAN-ah- KEY. Alannah has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in English. The name could be a combination of the Anglo Irish term of endearment alannah ('o child, dear child'), with 'lan' as a derivative of leanbh ('child'), or a re-spelling of Alana, with the influence of names of Hebrew origin such as Hannah and Susannah. The spelling variants Alanah (English) and Allannah (English) are forms of Alannah. See also the related forms, the English Alana, the English, French, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish Hannah, and the English Susannah. Alannah is somewhat popular as a baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s. At the recent peak of its usage in 2008, 0.014% of baby girls were named Alannah. It was #938 in rank then. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Alannah, the English, French, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish Hannah was the most commonly used. It was 33 times more frequently used than Alannah in that year. Baby names that sound like Alannah include the English Alaina, the English Alana, the English Alanah, the English Alani, the English Alanna, the English Alawna, the English Alayna, the Russian, English, and Czech Alena, the name Alhena, the Arabic and Hebrew Alima, the English and French Alina, the English Allana, the English Allanna, the English Allannah, the English and Hebrew Alona, the English and Hebrew Aluma, the German Alwina, the Russian Alyna, the Hawaiian Aolani, and the English Eilean. KEY: approx pronunciation for Alannah: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
