Alana

Gender: Female Meaning of Alana: "handsome, cheerful" Origin of Alana: Irish, feminine variation of Alan Alana's Popularity in 2018: #200

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Alana Origin and Meaning

The name Alana is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "handsome, cheerful".

Alana, in all its various spellings, was at one time reserved for daughters of dads named Alan, but is now much more widespread. It came into prominence via model/actress/celeb spouse Alana Hamilton Stewart.

While Alana is by far the most popular spelling, the name can also be spelled Alanna and Alannah, as in musician Alannah Myles. The variation Alanis (via singer Alanis Morissette (daughter of an Alan) sounds a bit more original, as does the Hawaiian Alani, now in the Top 500. Alaina is another popular variation.

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Famous People Named Alana

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Alana Rene Blanchard, American surfer
Alana Zimmer, Canadian model
Alana de la Garza, American actress
Alana Frances "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, American reality TV personality ("Toddlers and Tiaras" and "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo")
Alana Austin, American actress
Alana Mychal Haim, American musician of sister band Haim
Alana Beard, American pro basketball player
Alana Davis, American singer-songwriter
Alana Stewart, American model, actress and reality TV personality ("I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!")
Alana Olga Blahoski, American Olympic gold medal winning ice hockey player
Alana Ladd Jackson, daughter of actors Sue Carol and Alan Ladd
Alana Freed, late daughter of radio personality Alan Freed

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Pop Culture References for the name Alana

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Alana, Ariel's sister in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
Alana Mills, character in TV's "Step by Step"
Alana Bloom, character in TV's "Hannibal"
Alana, character in "Partholon"
Alana, character in the "Saga"
Alana Beck, character in the musical/book Dear Evan Hansen