Gender: Feminine
Origin: Lithuanian
Meaning: “to run; to stream merrily.”
(ah-LAHN-tah).
From the name of a river in Lithuania, which is a tributary of the Virinta, the name is derived from an ancient Lithuanian verb alėti meaning “to run (used in reference to moving water); or to stream merrily.” It is also the name of a town in the Molėtai district municipality, which was named for the river. It has a name-day, which indicates it is considered a legitimate name in its home country, as well as a masculine form, Alantas. The designated name-day is October 3.
Another feminine form is Alantė.
Note: The town name has a Polish equivalent: Owanta (oh-VAHN-tah), but it is not used as a feminine give name in Poland; it also has a Yiddish version, Avonte אַוואָנטע.
The name has no equivalents in other languages but Alanta can work in most Germanic languages, including English as well as most Latin Languages with the exception of French. In French, recommended orthography would perhaps be Alante (which can work for both the feminine and masculine form) or Alantée which would be a specific feminine form.
sources
- https://www.vardai.org/vardo-reiksme/alanta/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanta
- https://www.behindthename.com/name/alanta/submitted
- http://vardai.vlkk.lt/vardas/Alante
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