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Alana

uh-LAN-uh; uh-LAH-nuh also occurs in English

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The story carried by Alana

A feminine form of Alan. Alan's older meaning is not known for certain; proposed histories include a Brythonic source possibly meaning “little rock” and a connection to the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe.

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