alannah
- Irish my child: used as a term of address or endearment
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Word Origin
from Irish Gaelic a leanbh
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Examples from the Web for alannah
Historical Examples
Dick Haldane, me darlint, hind the colonel the loan of yer arrum, alannah.
The Ghost ShipJohn C. Hutcheson
"Listen while I tell ye, alannah," said Paddy, coming to an anchor on my camp-bed.
Yule LogsVarious
And when that time comes, Kitty 'Alannah,' will you ever renumber yer ould grandfather, who won't be to 'the fore' to see it?
Luttrell Of ArranCharles James Lever