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Alana

Alana proper noun: a female given name from the Celtic languages.

Proper noun

Alana

  1. A female given name from the Celtic languages.
    • Alana abbreviated "involuntarily celibate" to "invcel", until someone suggested that "incel" was easier to say.2018 August 29, Jim Taylor, “The woman who founded the 'incel' movement”, in BBC, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2022

Forms of Alana

alternative formAlanna
alternative formAlannah
alternative formAlanah
alternative formIlana

Origin of Alana

Feminine form of Alan (from Alan + -a). In regular use since the 20th century.

Questions about Alana

What does Alana mean?
Alana means a female given name from the Celtic languages.
What part of speech is Alana?
Alana is a proper noun.

Words near Alana in the dictionary

  1. Alamut
  2. alan
  3. Alan Smithee
  4. Alan Whicker
  5. Alan Whickers
  6. Alana
  7. Alanah
  8. alanate
  9. alanates
  10. aland
  11. Aland Islands

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