alanna
alanna noun: child.
Noun
alanna (plural alannas)
- child
- "Now, Mary, stir yourself, alanna," said the old woman, "and get out the bread and butther. Sure you know the misthress can't but be hungry afther her walk."1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 379
- He was sentenced to be hung without any trial worth speaking of; but as he was carted to the gallows an old woman cried out, "Ach, Jimmy alanna!1872, John Fiske, Myths and Myth-Makers
Proper noun capitalized: Alanna
Alanna
- A female given name from the Celtic languages.
Examples of alanna in a sentence
- Well, alanna," he continued in an altered tone, "don't be frettin' yourself anyway.1902, M.E. Francis (Mrs. Francis Blundell), North, South and Over the Sea:
- Come here, alanna," said the voice, with mock fondness.1905, George Bernard Shaw, The Irrational Knot:
Forms of alanna
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Origin of alanna
From Irish a leanbh (“O child”).
A feminine form of Alan; variant spelling of Alana. Compare also Alannah.
Questions about alanna
- What does alanna mean?
- Alanna means child.
- How do you use alanna in a sentence?
- Well, alanna," he continued in an altered tone, "don't be frettin' yourself anyway.
- What part of speech is alanna?
- Alanna can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of alanna?
- The plural of alanna is alannas.
Words near alanna in the dictionary
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