Alala as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Alala

What is the meaning of the name Alala ?

The baby name Alala is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LAH-lah (/ɑːˈlɑːlə/).

Alala is Greek, Hawaiian in Origin.

Alala stems from ancient Greek Ἀλαλά, an onomatopoeic rendering of the battle-shout. In myth and poetry it is personified as a minor female daemon associated with Ares (sometimes called a daughter of War), evoking the trumpet-like cry that rallied hoplites. As a given name it is scarcely attested in antiquity, but in modern times it appears as a rare, mythic word-name whose core meaning is “war-cry” or “battle call,” suggesting courage, alarm, and the power of voice.

Cross-culturally, Alala resonates with Hawaiian ʻAlalā, the endangered Hawaiian crow; in Hawaiian the word denotes the bird and the act of crying out, lending the name a nature-linked meaning of “call” or “crow.” In Iberia, Alalá names a traditional Galician vocal genre, likely reflecting a refrain-like cry. Variants and forms include Alala (English), Alalá (Galician/Spanish/Portuguese), and ʻAlalā (Hawaiian); nicknames Lala or Ala are common.