Alannah - Meaning of Alannah
What does Alannah mean?
[ 3 syll. a-lan-nah, al-ann-ah ] The baby girl name Alannah is pronounced ah-LAEN-ah (English) †. 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 (meaning 'o child, dear child'), with 'lan' as a derivative of leanbh, or a re-spelling of Alana, with the influence of names of Hebrew origin such as Hannah and Susannah.
Alannah is a variant form of the English Alana.
The spelling variants Alanah (English) and Allannah (English) are forms of Alannah.
See also the related categories, combination, english, hebrew, irish, and celtic.
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 2015, 0.019% of baby girls were named Alannah. It was #756 in rank then. In 2018, it ranked at #869 with a usage of 0.017%. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Alannah, Hannah was the most commonly used. It was 18 times more frequently used than Alannah in 2018.
Baby names that sound like Alannah include Allana, Allanah, Allanna, Allannah, Alaana, Alaynna, Aleemah, Aleima, Aleimah, Aleina, Alenah, Alenna, Alennah, Alenya, Alinka, Alinna, Aluma, Aselma, Aselmah, and Ashleena.
† Pronunciation for Alannah: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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