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Alana?
I'm going for the pronounciation of Ah-lah-nah. First question...do you like it? Second, what spelling: Alana, Alanna, Alannah. I also love the variation Elana, pronounced pretty much the same.Any thoughts, and middle name suggestions?Thanks!
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I like Alannah. Very pretty.
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Hey there! For that pronunciation, I'd go with Alana. I prefer Alannah, but that's because I like it pronounced uh-LAN-uh and to me, that's the most phonetic spelling for it.
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I love Alana
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I think it's nice. I like the Alanna and Alannah spellings; Alana seems too much like Alan with an "a" tacked on the end (which I know it is, but Alannah seems a name in its own right, especially if you look at the extra Irish influence).
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Beautiful name, I like it spelled Alana. I like Alana Kathleen or Alana Katherine.
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Always liked this name, I'd spell it either Alana or Alannah. I think I would be most likely to spell it Alana though.
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I absolutely love this name, it is my favorite. But I like it pronounced "Ah Lay Nah" and spelled Alayna but Alana and Alanna/h are beautiful too.
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I love Alana. Elana is nice too, but is prononced eh-lah-nah to me. :)
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I love it! My favorite spelling is Alana. I like Elana, too, though I tend to pronounce that Eh-lah-na instead of Ah-lah-na. :)
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For the easiest pronounciation I'd go w/ Alannah, as Alanna just looks sloppy & Alana looks like Alan-a.
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I love it. Alan's a family name for me (my brother, who died of prematurity), so Alana's on my list of family names.I only like it spelled Alana or Alaina (Alain being the French form of Alan). Alannah is a separate name to me, meaning "O child" in Irish; I like it, but it's not, strictly speaking, a feminine form of Alan--though one could use it for the Irish meaning and in honour of an Alan. Alanna just looks messy, and the N looks superfluous to me. Elana I intensely dislike, because you'd never spell Alan Elan.Miranda
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Love it-sp Alanna
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This is one of my favorite names! I prefer the spelling Alanna.
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I knew a girl named Alana and like it very much and prefer that spelling. She was Alana Thomasin ____. I like it best with names that don't end in A, e.g.
Alana Rachel
Alana Beatrice
Alana Corinne
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beautifulI like Elana better. Easier to spell and say.
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I think it's a lovely name.I knew a girl who spelt it Alannagh, but I always thought it was too fussy.Personally I'd go for Alannah. I always think after names that end with an 'ah' sound, a short middle name like Rose or Grace is nice.
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