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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Alana f. Fem. of Alan.

In England, Latin Alana generally represented a vernacular Alan, identical to the masculine form.

England
Latin
● 1381 Alanus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 10
France
Latin
● 1179 Alana (abl) clairvaux-12thc 176
Old French
● 1313 Alaine Paris1313 p. 31
◑ 1313 Aleinete Paris1313 p. 4
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alana". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Alana.