Meaning and Origin of: Alanis

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Attractive, peaceful
  • Hawaiian : Offering; Feminine form of Alan

Girl name variations

Alana
Alaina
Alanna
Allanah
Allannah
Alani
Alania
Alyn
Allyn

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish (Alanís) and Portuguese : variant of Alaniz.
  • Greek : from alani ‘open space’, ‘square’ (Turkish alan), a nickname for an idler, someone whose time was spent loafing around in the square of a town or village.