Alana, Alanna, or Alannah is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It can be derived either from the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

word for "precious" or from the

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

term ''"a leanbh"'' for "child". Alana is also a unisex given name in the

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

an community meaning ''fair'', ''beautiful'', ''offering'', “harmony”. In

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

, Alanna means "high", "elevated" or "exalted".

People with the given name Alana/Alaina/Alanna/Alannah/Alanah

Alaina Lockhart Alaina Lockhart MP (born May 26, 1974) is a Canadian Liberal politician who represented the riding of Fundy Royal in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. She took on the role of Parliamentary Secretary to Small Business and Tourism ...

(born 1974), Canadian politician *

Alana Blanchard Alana Rene Blanchard (born March 5, 1990) is an American professional surfer and model. Blanchard has surfed on the ASP World Tour. Career Alana Blanchard was first taught how to surf when she was just 4 years old by her father, Holt. Alana ...

, American professional surfer and model * Alana Boden, English actress *

Alana Bridgewater Alana, Alanna, or Alannah is a female given name. It can be derived either from the Old High German word for "precious" or from the Irish language term ''"a leanbh"'' for "child". Alana is also a unisex given name in the Hawaiian community meani ...

, Canadian singer and actor from the Canadian production of the musical '' We Will Rock You'' *

Alana Evans Alana Evans is an American pornographic actress. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015 and the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2019. Career Evans entered the sex work industry after her husband was injured in his job. She became president ...

, American pornographic actress *

Alana Haim Alana Mychal Haim (born December 15, 1991) is an American musician and actress. She is best known as a member of the pop rock band Haim, along with her two older sisters Este and Danielle, where she performs piano, guitar and vocals. In 2020, t ...

, American musician and member of the band Haim * Alana Henderson, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and cellist *

Alana Mann Professor Alana Mann is a food activist and interdisciplinary scholar researching the power relations between media, governments, institutions and citizens, in the field of food politics. She is co-founder of FoodLab Sydney, a business incubator ...

, food activist * Alana Paon, Canadian politician *

Alana Patience Alana Louise Patience (born 21 November 1980) is an Australian ballroom dancer and twice winner of Channel 7's ''Dancing with the Stars''. Career Patience studied acting at the Australian Academy of Dramatic Art (AADA), now known as the Austra ...

, Australian ballroom dancer and two times winner of ''Dancing with the Stars'' *

Alana Shipp Alana Shipp (born 1982) is a Barbadan professional female bodybuilder, based in Jerusalem. Early life Alana Shipp was born in 1982 in Bridgetown, Barbados to Guyanese parents. She spent her early childhood in Guyana prior to moving to Queens ...

, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder * Alana Thompson, American child star of the TLC reality TV series ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'' * Alanah Pearce, Australian video game writer * Alanah Woody, American archeologist and anthropologist * Alanna Knight (1923–2020), British writer *

Alanna Kraus Alanna Kraus (born June 30, 1977 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She c ...

, Canadian skater * Alanna Goldie (born 1994), Canadian fencer * Alanna Heiss, American pioneer of alternative exhibition space * Alanna Masterson, American actress best known for portraying Tara Chambler on ''The Walking Dead'' TV series * Alanna Nash, American journalist and biographer * Alanna Nihell (born 1985), Irish boxer * Alanna Nobbs, Australian historian and current President of the Society for the Study of Early Christianity *

Alanna Rizzo Alanna Janel Rizzo (born August 8, 1975) is an American sports reporter, who was part of the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast team on Spectrum SportsNet LA from 2013 through 2020. She rejoined MLB Network in 2021. Biography Rizzo is a native of Color ...

, American sports reporter *

Alanna Schepartz Alanna Schepartz (born January 9, 1962) is an American professor and scientist. She is currently the T.Z. and Irmgard Chu Distinguished Chair in Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley. She was formerly the Sterling Professor of Chemistry ...

, American scientist * Alanna Ubach, American actress * Alannah Currie, New Zealand musician from the Thompson Twins * Alannah Hill, Australian fashion designer * Alannah MacTiernan, Australian politician * Alannah Mikac, Australian girl whose death in the

Port Arthur massacre Port Arthur massacre may refer to: *Port Arthur massacre (China), an 1894 event in which Japanese troops killed several thousand Chinese in the Liaodong Peninsula *Port Arthur massacre (Australia) The Port Arthur massacre was a mass shooting t ...

inspired the founding of

The Alannah and Madeline Foundation The Alannah & Madeline Foundation is a national Australian charity which was launched on 30 April 1997."Our History"

* Alannah Myles, Canadian singer-songwriter

People with given name Alena/Alenah

Alena Šeredová Alena Šeredová (; born 21 March 1978) is a Czech model and actress who lives and works in Italy. Career Šeredová was born Prague. Her modeling career began at the age of 15. Five years later, she was first runner-up of Miss Czech Republic ...

, Czech model *

Alena Vránová Alena Vránová (born 30 July 1932) is a Czech film and theatre actress. At the 1997 Thalia Awards she won the category of Best Actress in a Play. She studied at the Faculty of Theatre (Prague). Vránová was recognised with an award for lifetim ...

, Czech actress *

Alena Vrzáňová Alena "Ája" Vrzáňová (, also Zanová, married name: Steindler; 16 May 1931 – 30 July 2015) was a Czech figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia in competition. Vrzáňová is the 1949 & 1950 World champion and 1950 European champion. ...

, Czech sportswoman and figure skater

Fictional characters

* Alana, a female Transformer from '' Transformers: Generation 1'' *Alana Beck, from

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a t ...

* Alanna Mosvani, in Robert Jordan's ''Wheel of Time'' series * Alanna of Trebond, in Tamora Pierce's ''Tortall'' novels, beginning with '' Alanna: The First Adventure'' * Alana Reeves, the main character in the novel ''Forget Me Not'' by

Elizabeth Lowell Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS Elizabeth, HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * Elisa ...

* Alana, in the 1990s Australian TV series ''

The Girl from Tomorrow ''The Girl from Tomorrow'' is an Australian sci-fi children's television series produced by Film Australia. The series is based around Alana (Katharine Cullen), a girl from the year 3000. At the start of the series, she is kidnapped by Silvertho ...

'' * Alana, one of Ariel’s sisters in ''The Little Mermaid'' franchise * Alana Bloom, in the TV series ''

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

'' * Alana from the ''

Saga is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Square Enix. The series originated on the Game Boy in 1989 as the creation of Akitoshi Kawazu at Square (video game company), Square. It has since continued across multiple platforms, ...

'' comic book series * Alanna, an inhabitant of the planet Rann in American comic books published by DC Comics * Alana Fitzgerald, a character in the ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' episode, All About Alana.

People with the given name Alana/Alaina/Alanna/Alannah/Alanah

People with given name Alena/Alenah

Fictional characters

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