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Alanna or Alannah DH likes the 1st spelling. I like the 2nd and 3rd way. WDYT? This post has been edited by lorywhol: 18/11/2012, 02:21 PM |
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Depends on the pronunciation you are after. I would say A-Lane-ah for the first, A-Lann-ah for the second and A-Larn-ah for the third.
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The first spelling looks to short. I like the second or third.
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Alana - I would pronounce as Alarna
Alanna - I would pronounce as A-lann-a or Alannah - I would pronounce as per Alanna So, for me, it depends on how you want it pronounced when people read it. |
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The third. If you were to ask me to spell Alannah that would be what I would come up with. I don't know why but I just like the H at the end. I'm the same with Hannah and Sarah. All three names look incomplete without the H
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The double n shortens the a soundf or me, so the 2nd and 3rd ones i would pronounce Al-an-ah, the first one Al-ah-na.
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I like Alannah as it looks the most 'finished' to me
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To me they all sound the same but No. 1 is the simplest spelling so I would go with that one.
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Alannah.
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