阿拉娜
ālā nà
The English name Alana is translated into Chinese as 阿拉娜 (ālā nà).
阿拉娜 is a female given name used to transliterate the name Alana into Chinese characters.
Meaning: female given name (name)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Hong Kong and other Cantonese-speaking areas, Alana may be transliterated as 亞蘭娜 (aa lam naa).
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ālā nà.
Did you know?
- In the Shanghainese dialect, the first two characters of the name, 阿拉, are actually a pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'.
- The character 娜 is so strongly associated with femininity that its presence in a name immediately signals to a Chinese reader that the person is female.
- While 阿拉娜 is a transliteration of a foreign name, the character 阿 is also a common prefix used in many Chinese dialects to create a cute or affectionate nickname for people, such as in 阿珍 (A-Zhen).
Examples in context
- 我的朋友阿拉娜很友好。My friend Alana is very friendly.
- 阿拉娜是一个很漂亮的名字。Ālānà shì yīgè hěn piàoliang de míngzì.Alana is a very beautiful name.
- 阿拉娜在学校里很受欢迎。Ālānà zài xuéxiào lǐ hěn shòu huānyíng.Alana is very popular at school.
- 你想给女儿起名叫阿拉娜吗？Nǐ xiǎng gěi nǚ'ér qǐ míng jiào Ālānà ma?Do you want to name your daughter Alana?
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a new classmate.
- 俊杰 Junjie你认识新来的那个女生吗？Nǐ rènshí xīn lái de nàgè nǚshēng ma?Do you know the new girl?
- 佳怡 Jiayi认识，她的名字叫阿拉娜。Rènshí, tā de míngzì jiào Ālānà.Yes, her name is Alana.
- 俊杰 Junjie阿拉娜看起来很友好。Ālānà kàn qǐlái hěn yǒuhǎo.Alana looks very friendly.
- 佳怡 Jiayi是的，她是一个很棒的人。Shì de, tā shì yīgè hěn bàng de rén.Yes, she is a great person.
