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Alana
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alana
English
Alternative forms
en Alanna Alannah Alanah Ilana
Etymology
Feminine form of en Alan from en Alan -a. In regular use since the 20th century.
Proper noun
en female Celtic languages.
en Jim Taylor The woman who founded the 'incel' movement w:BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45284455 2018-08-29 Alana abbreviated "involuntarily celibate" to "invcel", until someone suggested that "incel" was easier to say. https://web.archive.org/web/20220421220317/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45284455
Related terms
en Alaina
Translations
female given name
Portuguese: pt Alana f
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
haw alana awakening; the modern usage is reinforced by haw en Alana.
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw female Hawaiian
Etymology 2
19th century rendering of some haw zhx - nickname.
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw
References
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man.
Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: included in the top hundred first names for girls born in the State of Hawaii almost every year in 1985-2008.
Latin
Adjective
la adjective form Alāna
la Alānus nom//voc f s ; nom//acc//voc n p
Adjective
la adjective form Alānā
la Alānus abl f s
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
pt female Alana
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /alˈana/
Proper noun
f
cy female Alan
Mutation
References
Heini Gruffudd https://www.swansea.ac.uk/graduation/honoraryawards/honoraryawardsarchive/honoraryawards2013/heinigruffudd/ Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Enwau_Cymraeg_i_blant/vuWhRAAACAAJ?hl=en Y Lolfa 2010 12 9781847712196