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Alanna

Alanna

See also: alanna

English

Proper noun

Alanna

  1. A female given name.

alanna

alanna

See also: Alanna

English

Noun

alanna ‎(uncountable)

  1. (dialect, Ireland, as a term of address) child
    • 1872, John Fiske, Myths and Myth-Makers:
      He was sentenced to be hung without any trial worth speaking of; but as he was carted to the gallows an old woman cried out, "Ach, Jimmy alanna!
    • 1902, M.E. Francis (Mrs. Francis Blundell), North, South and Over the Sea:
      Well, alanna," he continued in an altered tone, "don't be frettin' yourself anyway.
    • 1905, George Bernard Shaw, The Irrational Knot:
      Come here, alanna," said the voice, with mock fondness.

Icelandic

Noun

alanna

  1. definite genitive plural of alur

Etymology

A feminine form of Alan; variant spelling of Alana. Also possibly derived from Elaine (Old French) "bright, shining" or Helen (Greek) "light." The spelling Alannah is possibly influenced by names of Hebrew origin such as Hannah and Susannah and by the Anglo-Irish term of endearment "alanna", "alannah" "alanah" or "a leanbh" meaning "O child.". From the Celtic/Gaelic, Alanna possibly means "Fair". It can also be derived from the combination of the father`s name Allan, with the mother`s name Donna, to form Alanna.

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