Where does “Alana” come from?

Alana is an English feminine name derived from Alan, which comes from Latin -a (feminine suffix) added to Latin -us, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os and Proto-Indo-European -ós.

Ancestry of “Alana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlanA member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic...
2LatinAlānīAlans
3Ancient GreekἈλανοίAlani, a Scythian tribe settled in the region...

Words derived from “Alana”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί →Every word from Latin Alānī →Every word from English Alan →