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When pronounced "ah-LAHN-uh" (rhyming with llama) (as opposed to "ah-LAYN-uh," or "ah-LANN-uh", rhyming with Elaine or Atlanta, respectively), I like the name. I don't like the other pronunciations all that much. I'm biased because it is my actual name. I don't view it as a filler name, and the other Alana / Alanna / Alannah / Allanas with this name have all seemed to like it. It's unique enough that you won't find too many other people with it, but occasionally you'll find it in popular culture or meet someone else with the name and it's an automatic bonding moment. The trouble with the name lies in the different spellings and pronunciations. If you name a child this, they will most certainly have to correct people occasionally. It's a mild annoyance, but I seem to be surviving it well enough.

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