Alla as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Alla

What is the meaning of the name Alla ?

The baby name Alla is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Russian: 'AH-lah' (IPA: /ˈalə/); English: 'AL-uh' (IPA: /ˈæl.ə/).

Alla is Germanic, Slavic in Origin.

Alla (А́лла) is a predominantly East Slavic feminine name with layered etymology. Many scholars connect it to a Gothic or Greek root meaning “other” or “foreign” (Gothic alja-, Greek allē), a link reinforced by the 4th‑century Gothic martyr Saint Alla. In parallel, some bearers trace it to the Arabic Alaa’/Ala, “exaltation, loftiness,” adopted through Russified spelling. The name’s meaning is therefore read either as “other; different” or “exalted; noble.” Variants and related forms include Ala (Polish), Alia, Alya, and the Slavic diminutives Allochka and Allusha; Belarusian uses Ałła.

In use across Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus since the late imperial period, Alla rose sharply in the Soviet era and remains familiar throughout the post‑Soviet world. Cultural visibility owes much to figures like singer Alla Pugacheva and ballerina Alla Osipenko. The concise, emphatic double‑l gives it a crisp, modern profile.