The baby name Alano is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LAH-no (IPA: /aˈla.no/).
Alano is Celtic in Origin.
The baby name Alano is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LAH-no (IPA: /aˈla.no/).
Alano is Celtic in Origin.
Alano is the Spanish and Italian cognate of Alan, adapted with the Romance -o ending. Alan likely arose in medieval Brittany and Normandy; some derive it from a Breton root meaning “handsome/cheerful,” while others connect it to Irish Ailín, “little rock,” from Gaelic ail “stone.” With the origin debated, Alano is commonly interpreted as “handsome,” “cheerful,” or “little rock.”
The name reached Iberia and Italy through Breton-Norman influence and remained in periodic use; today it appears in Spain, parts of Latin America, and Italy, though it is rarer than Alan or Alain. Variants across languages include Alan, Alain (French), Allan/Allen (English-Scottish), Alen (South Slavic), and Ailín (Irish). Diminutives include Al and Lano. Note that alano is also a Spanish and Italian term for a mastiff-type dog, unrelated to the given name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #710 | 42 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #759 | 9 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,457 | 15 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Alano is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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