How would you pronounce Alanna?

heyitsme

Uh-lannah (rhymes with Hannah)

Ah-LON-uh

Something else??

We like the name Alanna but I'm not sure the spelling is right for the pronunciation we want... we pronounce it

Uh-LON-uh

How would you spell that? DH has a coworker named Illona (ILL-LON-UH) so we don't want to use that spelling...  

MamaMandaW

Alonna/Alona

But-- I would also prounce Alanna, the way you want it..

PunkyBooster

I would ask, it could go either way.

But my first instinct is to say Uh-LON-ah. 

Telyco

To me - Alanna rhymes with Hannah.

Alana = Uh lon uh (like you want)

But as pp mentioned - putting an o in there would work too. Or you could just pronounce it the way you wany.

sunnyday016

Uh lon uh.

RJBWife

Uh lon uh.  And Alanna is how one of my students spells it.  It's such a pretty name.

Summer20

hmmm, I would actually say:  Al-ah-na

Mrs. GEK

Uh-LON-uh

This would be how I would pronounce it.

erinms

Mrs. GEK:

Uh-LON-uh

This would be how I would pronounce it.

Me too.?

ValentineBB

Ah-LON-uh

Worcbride

Ah-LON-ah

SueandSteve

Had to laugh that you posted this as I posted a similar question for this name about a week or two ago.  It's definitely our first pick if it's a girl, although I'm not 100% sure I like Olivia and Alanna as sibs (might sound too rhymey).  Although, Livi and Lani would be cute as nns.

That aside, I'm leaning toward the spelling you've chosen and want it pronounced the way you do.  I tend to think that people will say Alaina if we spell it Alana and definitely want it known as Alanna (Uh-LON-uh).  I do wonder too if it will be a royal PITA for the kid to correct everyone every time...decisions, decisions....

heyitsme

SueandSteve--I posted this because I love Alanna pronounced Uh-LON-uh, but I work with an Alanna and she's Ah-LAN-uh (rhymes with hannah). I don't like the nasaly-sounding middle syllable. It's starting to make me think twice about the name.

FutureMrs.Steen

Well, my cousin is Alana (Ah-lan-uh) and I have a good friend named Alana (Ah-lon-uh). I've never seen it with 2 'n's. That looks strange to me. Most people pronounce my friends' name correctly. My cousin is constantly correcting people. Spell it Alana and there really isn't much of an issue. Alona looks ridiculous.