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Belanna
How to Pronounce Belanna
Pronounced buh-LAN-uh /bəˈlæn.ə/Medium
Meaning: Belanna reads most naturally as a blend of Bella, from a Latin root meaning beautiful, and Anna, from a Hebrew name meaning grace or favor. It also matches the sound of B'Elanna Torres, a character on the 1990s series Star Trek: Voyager, which may have inspired some families; the name has no single traditional root but folds together two very familiar ones.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Belanna is a coined name that gathers two beloved elements, Bella, from a Latin word for beautiful, and Anna, a Hebrew name meaning grace. Its first appearances in United States records in the late 1990s coincide with the run of Star Trek: Voyager, whose character B'Elanna Torres carried a very similar sound, so a pop-culture spark is plausible though not certain. It was given to only a small number of girls.
It never became common, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, so a girl named Belanna then would be in her mid-twenties today. It reads as a warm modern blend rather than a revival, and the separate Bella and Anna stayed far more familiar.
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What does the name Belanna mean?
It is a blend of Bella, meaning beautiful, and Anna, meaning grace; it also echoes the Star Trek character B'Elanna.
How do you pronounce Belanna?
It's said buh-LAN-uh /bəˈlæn.ə/, three syllables stressed in the middle.
Is Belanna a boy or girl name?
Belanna is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Belanna?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.