MEANING & HISTORY
What does Alona mean?
Alona is recorded as the feminine form of Alon in Hebrew naming. Alon is the Hebrew word for oak, giving this account a tree-related root.
The feminine ending shapes the personal name rather than adding a second botanical meaning. The same Latin-letter spelling may occur in other language contexts, so this entry identifies the documented Hebrew route. It does not establish a particular tree symbolism or a family’s personal reason for selecting the name.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Hebrew
Dictionary accounts by language
English
A female given name from Hebrew, masculine equivalent Alon.
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Alona
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Alona Alegre
Filipino actress
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
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- Alina♀Short form of Adelina, Albina, or other -alina names
- Alon·Sea wave
- Ylona♀Variant linked to Hungarian Ilona, in the Helen family
- Alan♂The medieval Breton name Alan
- Aldong♂Reynaldo with the familiar ending ng
- Aleja♀Familiar form of Alejandra
- Aleta♀Possibly a variant of Alethea, the truth name
- Alexa♀Short form of Alexandra; defending people
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate records ·
ALONA
· CSV row 8,777 · ODbL 1.0 - Wikidata
- 1 person records with this given name · Q16147856 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q16147856 — Alona (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Alona Alegre (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Alona (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Alona (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Alon (1) (opens in a new tab)