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Allanna
How to Pronounce Allanna
Pronounced uh-LAN-uh /əˈlæn.ə/Medium
Meaning: Allanna is a double-l spelling of Alanna, the feminine of Alan - a name of Breton and Gaelic roots usually read as 'handsome,' 'harmony,' or 'little rock.' Some trace the sound to the Irish endearment a leanbh ('O child'). The meaning follows the parent Alan.Low
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History & Origin
Allanna is a double-l form of Alanna, the feminine of Alan (Breton and Gaelic, 'handsome' or 'little rock'). The name also carries a folk echo of the Irish a leanbh, 'O child,' a term of affection.
It was never common in this spelling, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak around 1998. A girl named Allanna reads as a soft, flowing name of the late-twentieth-century vintage.
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What does the name Allanna mean?
It is a spelling of Alanna, the feminine of Alan, usually read as 'handsome' or 'little rock,' with an echo of the Irish a leanbh, 'child.'
How do you pronounce Allanna?
It is said uh-LAN-uh /əˈlæn.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Allanna a boy or girl name?
Allanna is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Allanna?
It was always rare in this spelling, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.