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English
Etymology
From Irish a leanbh (“O child”).
Noun
alanna (plural alannas)
- (dialect, Ireland, as a term of address) child
1872, John Fiske, Myths and Myth-Makers:He was sentenced to be hung without any trial worth speaking of; but as he was carted to the gallows an old woman cried out, "Ach, Jimmy alanna!
1902, M.E. Francis (Mrs. Francis Blundell), North, South and Over the Sea:Well, alanna," he continued in an altered tone, "don't be frettin' yourself anyway.
1905, George Bernard Shaw, The Irrational Knot:Come here, alanna," said the voice, with mock fondness.
Icelandic
Noun
alanna
- definite genitive plural of alur
Old Norse
Noun
alanna
- definite genitive plural of alr