74%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. ə-LAN-is [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Feminine form of Alan. Canadian musician Alanis Morissette (1974-) was named after her father Alan. Her parents apparently decided to use this particular spelling after seeing this word in a Greek newspaper. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsAlaina, Alana, Alanna, Alannah, Alayna, Allyn, Alannis, Allana, AllannahDiminutiveLanaMasculine FormsAlan, Allan, Allen, Allyn, AlOther Languages & CulturesAlana(Breton) Alannah(Irish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #589 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #930 in 2000 England and Wales Categories artists, directors, ends in -is, feminine forms, pop music, pop singers, rare English, rock musicians, rock singers, Suikoden characters