ALA

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

See also ADAL and ALAH, ALF and ÖL – these name elements are often very difficult to tell apart

Ancient Germanic

*alla- = 'grown up, entire'
*alla- = 'all, entire'
*ala- = 'all', 'entire'
*al-a = 'to grow', 'to feed'

Old Norse

al- = 'all', 'entire'
ala = 'all', 'entire'
allr = 'all', 'everybody', 'entire'

Gothic

ala- = 'all, entire'
alls = 'all, everybody, entire'

Old Saxon

ala- = 'all, entire'

Anglo-Saxon

eal = 'all'

Old High German

ala- = 'all, entire'
all = 'all, everybody, entire'
al = 'all'

Old Englisch

æl- = 'all, entire'
eall = 'all, everybody, entire'

Related Names

See Ala, Ali and *AluniR

Combinations

Name Element	Example
AUD	see Alodia (Frankish)
BUD	see Albóðr
DRIF	see Aldríf
FAÐIR	see Aldafaðir
FAST	see Alfastr
FUSS	see Alphonso
GEIR	see Alger
GAUT	see Algautr
GISL	see Algísl
LAUG	see Allaug
MUND	see Almund
NY	see Allny
RIK	see Alarik (German) and Alareiks (Gothic)
SVART	see Alsvartr
SWIND	see Alsviðr
VALD	see Alvaldr
VAR	see Alvaro
VARD	see Alvaro
VED	see Alawīdaz
VER	see AlvéR
VI	see Alví
VID	see Alawīdaz
VÍÐ	see Alawīdaz
VIN	see Alawiniz
VIS	see Alvíss and Elvira
ÞJOF	see Alþjófr
ÞRUÐ	see Alþrúðr

See also Aleferna, Alfarinn, Alfrigg, Eleonora

First Element Forms

Al- Ala-
Alda-
All-
Au- Aul-
El-
Eyl-