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Alenah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Alenah

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The baby name Alenah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LEH-nah (also commonly AH-LEE-nah or uh-LAY-nah).

Alenah is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: ah-LEH-nah (also commonly AH-LEE-nah or uh-LAY-nah)

What is the meaning of the name Alenah ?

The baby name Alenah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-LEH-nah (also commonly AH-LEE-nah or uh-LAY-nah).

Alenah is Greek in Origin.

Alenah is a modern feminine name that blends two strong traditions. It most closely tracks Alena, a Slavic and Central European form of Elena/Helena, from Greek Helene "torch, light," and it also echoes Alina, sometimes linked to Germanic Adelina/Adeline from adal "noble." As a result, Alenah is read with the layered meanings "light; bright one" and, by association, "noble." The final -h is a contemporary English stylistic flourish seen in names such as Norah and Aliyah.

In records, Alena appears across Czech, Slovak, and Belarusian sources and as Russian Alyona (Alyona/Aliona) since medieval times; Alina is documented in Polish and German use from the Middle Ages and revived widely in the 19th-20th centuries. Alenah itself is rare, rising in Anglophone use since the 1990s. Related forms and variants include Alena, Alina, Alyona, Elena, Helena, Elaine, Elaina, Alaina, Aleena, and Alayna. Nicknames: Lena, Lina, Ally.

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Alenah – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
AE Girls 0 #597 1 20,968
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
United States Girls 2024 #912 5 8,487
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928

Alenah is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
HK
MY
QA

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People also ask about Alenah

Alenah is predominantly a girl's name.
Alenah is a 3 syllable name, pronounced ah-LEH-nah (also commonly AH-LEE-nah or uh-LAY-nah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Alena, Alina, Alannah, Alaina, Alayna and Aleyna.
Across languages, Alenah has these equivalents: Elena (Spanish/Italian), Helena (Greek/Latin), Alina (Slavic), Alana/Alannah (Irish), Aline (French).
Somewhat — Alenah ranked #912 in United States in 2024, placing it just outside the most common names.
Alenah's popularity is rising. It moved from #920 in 2014 to #912 in 2024 in United States.