Alanna

Not terrible, but it seems like an odd combination of Alana and Alannah.

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I'd rather pick one of the other two, they seem more classic.

Alanna sounds so strong and adventurous. I dislike the different spellings though.

This is an amazing name!

The name Alanna is famous in the theater world for being the name of a character in Dear Evan Hansen. Alanna is an overachiever, is very smart and seems confident in herself. In reality though, she is extremely self-conscious and vulnerable, and just wants the people around her to love and support her through all life's challenges.

Pretty name! There are a lot of spellings you can do too: Alana, Elana, Elanna, etc.

This is my middle name and I prefer its spelling to the much more common "Alana" because Alana sounds too much like Alan, so I think Alanna is much more feminine sounding.

My name is Alanna. I pronounce it as A-lay-nah. Very simple. I love my name! My father named me. I am the 3rd of my parent's 5 daughters. The book "Alanna" by Tamora Pierce truly reminds me of myself, not just the name and I'm a Leo. I would love to go on and on but I don't want to bore you all with my life stories. However I will leave you with this... my last name means, I've been here before..( things that make u go hmmm?..) Lol. Thanks for letting me share!

I've loved the name Alanna since I read Tamora Pierce's Song of the Lioness series. I love the character as well- she's strong and inspiring. If I ever have a daughter, this is definitely one of the names I'll consider giving her.

My name is Alanna. The first A is pronounced harder. Aa-Lana. I was always teased for the name as a child, (being called Atlantis was not fun!) But now I am grateful that my mother chose a unique name for me. It is a beautiful name... and does lend itself to several nicknames (some more desirable than others.) My mother calls me Lannie, and that's my favourite out of all of my nicknames.

One of my favourite names for a future daughter. It fits in with my love of names that sound as if they were taken from a fantasy novel, but will suit a woman living in the real world just as well. I prefer the short A pronunciation to ah-LAH-nah.

I love this name, my brother and his partner are 6 months pregnant and this was the only name they could agree on for their daughter. It is feminine and not too hard to pronounce or spell. I prefer to spell it Alannah just to add to the girliness of it!

I really like this name but my husband hates it. He says it's too plain and sounds like the names 'Anna' or 'Alma' (which he totally dislikes). He also mentioned the fact that it sounded 'made up'. The only negative for me is the way a lot of people mistake the name 'Alana' for 'Alaina' or Alayna'. I would hate to constantly have to correct people on how to say my kid's name.

This is our daughter's name. It flows so nicely and I really can't see how it rhymes with banana?! Unfortunately, the one who wrote that comment obviously doesn't know how to say the name properly. It's a perfect name as it means beautiful peaceful and who doesn't want a daughter with such a gorgeous meaning?

My name is Alanna and I love it. In my family it's from Celtic origin, dad's side of the family is Irish. I pronounce it uh-lanne-nuh. I have never met or heard of another around me with this name. My nicknames are Lana or Lani, the last meaning sky or heaven in Hawaiian.

This is my name although I spell it Alaunna (I couldn't find this on this site). My parents wanted to make sure that people knew it was pronounced ah-lawn-ah not a-lanne-ah but people still say Alana or Al-you-anah! :) I love my name though. My nickname is Launi and I think that any way you spell/say it is beautiful!

I think that the name Alanna is a beautiful name, in Gaelic it actually means the beauty and serenity.

One girl I met was named Alanna but insisted her name was pronounced A-Lay-Na (like Alaina). Weird. I like the name though. Lanna is a cute nickname.

Alanna, like Hannah, Anna, Brianna, and many other names, has the sad misfortune of rhyming with banana.

This is the name of my fiance's neice and I think it is an absolutely beautiful name for a little girl, she suits it so well and it's not very common in Ireland.

I think it is a great name. Not overly used. I would prefer this spelling or spelt Alana.