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Alanna , Alanah or Alannah is a given name which has disputed origins. It can be either derived from the Old High German word for "precious" or from the Irish language term "a leanbh" or "child", in English. It's sometimes considered a feminine form of Alan.
Alana is a common female given name coming from the Gaelic/ Hawaiian community meaning fair, beautiful, offering. Also in Polynesian Alana means new beginning.
People with the given name Alana/Alanna/Alannah/Alanah
- Alanna Buehring, a crew member on the IPTV show Hak.5.
- Alannah Currie, musician from the Thompson Twins.
- Alanna Kraus, a Canadian skater.
- Alanna Mosvani, a fictional character in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.
- Alannah Myles, a Canadian singer-songwriter.
- Alanna Nash, an American journalist and biographer.
- Alanna of Trebond, a fictional character in many of Tamora Pierce's Tortall novels, beginning with Alanna: The First Adventure.
- Alanna Ubach, a Puerto Rican actress.
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