| Pronunciation | ah-lah-nah or a-lan-a |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female, unisex (Hawaii) |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish/Old High German |
| Meaning | "precious"/"child" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Aleana |
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Alana, Alanna, Alannah or Ilana 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 "my child".[1]
Alana is also a unisex given name in the Hawaiian community meaning fair, beautiful, offering, “harmony”.[citation needed] In Aramaic, Alanna means "high", "elevated" or "exalted".[citation needed]