Alana

name

name ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from the Celtic languages.

    "Alana abbreviated "involuntarily celibate" to "invcel", until someone suggested that "incel" was easier to say."

Example

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"Alana and Nila went clubbing the other day."

Etymology

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

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