Details for the forename Alana

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Alana (female)


Variants:	Allene (F)
Pet Name(s):	Ala (F)
Can be spelt:	Alanna (F) Alannah (F) Allana (F)
Masculine form:	Alan (M) Allan (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	1. Scottish feminine form of Alan + -a, possibly from the Gaelic, "rock" or "noble". Also Polish. 2. Another source [ www.babyhold.com ] gives the origin of Alana as Irish with the Gaelic meaning "beatiful, lovely".