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Shalana
Pronounced shuh-LAH-nuh /ΚΙΛlΙΛ.nΙ/Medium
Meaning: Shalana dresses Alana with a soft Sha- opening. Alana is the feminine of Alan, traced to a Gaelic root usually read as 'little rock' or 'handsome, fair'. The Sha- prefix is a mid-century American flourish.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Shalana takes the well-worn Alana and adds the Sha- prefix American parents favored from the nineteen-sixties onward. Alana itself is the feminine of Alan, a Gaelic name usually glossed 'little rock' or 'fair, handsome'.
The spelling stayed scarce throughout, cresting in the mid-nineteen-eighties and fading by the two-thousands. It has not joined any broader revival and reads as a name of its decade.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Shalana mean?
Shalana is a form of Alana, from a Gaelic root meaning 'little rock' or 'handsome, fair'.
How do you pronounce Shalana?
It's said shuh-LAH-nuh /ΚΙΛlΙΛ.nΙ/ β three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Shalana a boy or girl name?
Shalana is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shalana?
Shalana has always been uncommon in the U.S., seen most in the mid-nineteen-eighties.