Alanna

Meaning of Alanna

Alanna drifts into a room the way sun-warmed breeze rolls through an open window on an Italian afternoon, her Gaelic roots—“a leanbh,” the cherished child—carrying the music of the Celtic harp while her soft, five-letter lilt lands as gently as a gondola kiss against a Venetian pier; she is at once ancient and ever-new, the feminine echo of Alan yet far more lyrical, a name that paints visions of fair meadows, steadfast courage, and the faint scent of orange blossom ricotta cakes cooling on Nonna’s table, and she does all this with a wink of modern charm, appearing often enough on American birth charts to feel familiar yet rare enough that the barista still pauses, pen hovering, unsure whether to double the “n,” a small comic moment Alanna herself would meet with a knowing smile; thus, for parents seeking a warm, melodious name that promises both the golden hush of Celtic legend and the vivace of la dolce vita, Alanna offers a timeless, sun-splashed embrace.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as uh-LAN-uh (/əˈlænə/)

• Alena
• Alanis
• Alannah
• Alaina
• Alana
• Alina
• Alayna