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in reply to a message by Lily8
I would pronounce all three as Al-LAN-a, with the second syllable rhyming with can.
It wouldn't be my instinct to pronounce any of them as ah-LAHN-na or ah-LON-na. I definitely think that an Allanah who pronounced her name that way would constantly run into people who wanted to pronounce it Al-LAN-a, and a few would would persist in doing so. If you don't believe me, consider this: My name is Janice, and throughout my life I have run into people, admittedly a small minority of all the people I have ever met, but still, some people who insist on calling me Janet no matter how many times I tell them it's Janice. Anyhoo.
So yes, I definitely think that Hannah and Alannah or too rhymey to be sisters. Judging by the popularity lists, Hannah is common, but actually, I have never known one, nor have I ever known an Allanah or Alanna or Alana.
It wouldn't be my instinct to pronounce any of them as ah-LAHN-na or ah-LON-na. I definitely think that an Allanah who pronounced her name that way would constantly run into people who wanted to pronounce it Al-LAN-a, and a few would would persist in doing so. If you don't believe me, consider this: My name is Janice, and throughout my life I have run into people, admittedly a small minority of all the people I have ever met, but still, some people who insist on calling me Janet no matter how many times I tell them it's Janice. Anyhoo.
So yes, I definitely think that Hannah and Alannah or too rhymey to be sisters. Judging by the popularity lists, Hannah is common, but actually, I have never known one, nor have I ever known an Allanah or Alanna or Alana.
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