What does Alana mean?
Alana is a Hawaiian girl name that means awakening, an offering. The name comes from ʻalana (offering, awakening). It is pronounced ah-LAH-nah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Alana belongs with other Hawaiian names about light and gift.
How to pronounce Alana
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Alana a boy or girl name?
Alana is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.