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Алла
“other, different”
Алла (Álla) is a feminine given name, probably from Ancient Greek and perhaps meaning “other, different.” It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.
Russian and Tatar and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Alla.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
Probably from Ancient Greek ἄλλη (“other, different”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Алла’s family of names
In Russian usage, Алла has a diminutive in Аллочка. In Russian usage, Алла has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alla. In Russian usage, Алла has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Ałła.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Алла has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
5 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Алла
- Alla PugachevaSoviet-Russian singer, composer, and actressborn 1949
- Alla NazimovaRussian-American actress (1879–1945)
- Alla HorskaSoviet painter, Ukrainian dissident (1929-1970)
- Alla CherkasovaUkrainian wrestlerborn 1989
- Alla DemidovaSoviet and Russian actressborn 1936
- Alla Shishkinasynchronized swimmerborn 1989
- Alla KudryavtsevaRussian tennis playerborn 1987
- Alla KushnirRussian-Israeli chess player (1941–2013)
- Alla RakhaIndian tabla player (1919–2000)
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