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 ...

. 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 state ...

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 (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 r ...

, American professional surfer and model *

Alana Boden Alana Evie Boden (born 1997) is a English actress. She was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the Lifetime film ''I Am Elizabeth Smart'' (2017). Early life Boden was born in Surrey and grew up in Hampshire. She has t ...

, English actress * Alana Bridgewater, Canadian singer and actor from the Canadian production of the musical ''

We Will Rock You "We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album ''News of the World''. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number 330 of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and it placed at num ...

'' *

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, ...

, American musician and member of the band Haim *

Alana Henderson Alana Henderson (born 6 October 1988), is a Northern Irish musician, cellist, singer and songwriter from Dungannon. She released her debut EP, ''Wax & Wane'' in 2013, and her single, ''Let This Remain'', in 2017. She is now living in Belfast. ...

, 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 Alana Paon (born June 26, 1971) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election representing the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond. She was a member of the Progressive Conse ...

, 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 Austr ...

, Australian ballroom dancer and two times winner of ''Dancing with the Stars'' * Alana Shipp, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder *

Alana Thompson The Shannon family is an American family whose members are best known for their involvement in reality television. The family first appeared on TV in 2011, when June "Mama June" Shannon and her at-the-time five-year-old daughter, Alana "Honey Boo ...

, American child star of the TLC reality TV series ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'' *

Alanah Pearce Alanah Pearce (born 24 August 1993) is an Australian video game writer and former journalist. Since 2020, Pearce has worked for American game developer Santa Monica Studio. Pearce has reported on video games for various news outlets including en ...

, Australian video game writer *

Alanah Woody Alanah Woody (March 24, 1956 – July 19, 2007) was an American archeologist, anthropologist, professor and executive director of the Nevada Rock Art Foundation. She was considered an expert in Native American rock art, such as pictographs and ...

, American archeologist and anthropologist *

Alanna Knight Alanna Knight MBE (24 February 1923 – 2 December 2020), born Gladys Allan Cleet, was a British writer, based in Edinburgh. She wrote over sixty novels, including romances, mysteries, crime, historical, and time travel stories, as well as play ...

(1923–2020), British writer * Alanna Kraus, Canadian skater *

Alanna Goldie Alanna Goldie (born April 17, 1994) is a Canadian Olympic fencer. She participated in the 2010 Youth Olympics where she came fourth in the individual foil event and won a bronze medal in the mixed NOC team. Her first senior international com ...

(born 1994), Canadian fencer *

Alanna Heiss Alanna Heiss (born May 13, 1943, in Louisville, Kentucky) is the Founder and Director of Clocktower Productions, a non profit arts organization, online radio station, and program partnership with six cultural institutions in three boroughs in Ne ...

, American pioneer of alternative exhibition space *

Alanna Masterson Alanna Masterson (born June 27, 1988) is an American actress, known for her role as Tara Chambler in the AMC television series '' The Walking Dead''. Early life Masterson was born in New York City, to Carol Masterson and Joe Reaiche, a Leba ...

, American actress best known for portraying Tara Chambler on ''The Walking Dead'' TV series *

Alanna Nash Alanna Nash is an American journalist and biographer. Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1950, Nash holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and is the author of several acclaimed books. She is a 1972 graduat ...

, American journalist and biographer *

Alanna Nihell Alanna Nihell (; born 14 October 1985) is a Northern Irish amateur boxer. Nihell competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal in the women's lightweight event. She also competed in 2018. She joined the army and serve ...

(born 1985), Irish boxer *

Alanna Nobbs Professor Alanna Nobbs is the President of the Society for the Study of Early Christianity. She earned a BA Hons1 and PhD in Latin at the University of Sydney. She taught at Macquarie University and was Head of School. Her specialization b ...

, 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 Alanna Ubach (born October 3, 1975) is an American actress, known for her roles as Serena McGuire in ''Legally Blonde'' (2001) & ''Legally Blonde 2'' (2003), Isabel Villalobos in ''Meet the Fockers'' (2004), Maria in '' Sister Act 2: Back in the ...

, American actress *

Alannah Currie Alannah Joy Currie (born 20 September 1957) is a New Zealand artist based in London. She is a musician and activist, best known as a former member of the pop band Thompson Twins. Career Born in New Zealand and trained as a journalist, Currie e ...

, New Zealand musician from the Thompson Twins *

Alannah Hill Alannah Louise Hill (born 26 March 1962) is an Australian fashion designer who has had notable local and international success. Hill began her fashion career at Indigo Boutique in Chapel Street, South Yarra in 1980. In 1997, in partnership with F ...

, Australian fashion designer *

Alannah MacTiernan Alannah Joan Geraldine Cecilia MacTiernan (born 10 January 1953) is an Australian politician. Since 1988, she has served in politics at a federal, state, and local level, including as a minister in the Western Australian state governments of Ge ...

, Australian politician * Alannah Mikac, Australian girl whose death in the Port Arthur massacre inspired the founding of The Alannah and Madeline Foundation *

Alannah Myles Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song " Black Velvet". The song was a top-ten hit in Canada; it was also a number one hit on the US ''Billboar ...

, 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 Republi ...

, Czech model * Alena Vránová, 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 tr ...

* 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 * 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'' * Alana from the '' Saga'' 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'' 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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