Alani : Muslim (mainly Iraq; also Al-Ani): from the Arabic habitational name al-ʿĀnī for someone from ʿĀna a town in western Iraq on the Euphrates. Compare Ani 2.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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