Alana (a-la-nah, arana)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Alana by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Alana are only correct for you if you pronounce Alana as a-la-nah. That is the name Alana (when pronounced a-la-nah) in Japanese katakana is アラナ with the romaji arana.

If you pronounce Alana differently, then select the Japanese Tattoo design of Alana for the pronunciation that you use. We also have Alana (a-lAH-nah, ara-na). And if you do not find the right pronunciation for you, please let us know and we will be happy to add it.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Alana in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Alana is wanted. Alana in hiragana is あらな.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Alana in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Alana. A person using this exact same translation is Alana Allen (アラナ・アレン).

The name Alana means "Precious" which in kanji is 貴重 which is read kichou.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Alana then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Alana that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Alana.

Learn more about the etymology of Alana at BehindTheName. Alana's meaning can also be confirmed on page 6 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.