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English translation: Alona (girl's name)


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Italian term or phrase:alona
English translation:Alona (girl's name)
Entered by: Pnina
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10:57 Oct 13, 2009
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Other / sms messaging
Italian term or phrase: alona
Is this just another example of this persons terrible Italian? Or is it a name / nickname?

Alona io quando sono con te sono...

Sadly it's only a snippet of sms that I have this time, which is shown above. Is he trying to say I am alone when I am with you, I am....???
RProsser
Local time: 17:33
Alona (girl's name)
Explanation:
As far as I know Alona is a Russian name for a girl.
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Pnina
Israel
Local time: 19:33
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3Alona (girl's name)Pnina
3Poss typo - Aloha or AlloraClifford Marcus
1 +1Alona
Oliver Lawrence


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Alona (girl's name)


Explanation:
As far as I know Alona is a Russian name for a girl.

Pnina
Israel
Local time: 19:33
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 61
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James (Jim) Davis: A tip, image Google it: http://images.google.com/images?as_q=alona&hl=en&btnG=Google...
2 mins
  -> Thank you, James.

agree  Brannigan
4 mins
  -> Thank you, Brannigan.

agree  Armilla
24 mins
  -> Thank you, Armilla.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Poss typo - Aloha or Allora


Explanation:
yes it is a Russian girl's name (more usually transliterated as Alena or Alyena) but i was wondering if it might be a typ for Aloha (hi! in Hawaiian) or Allora, now then....

Clifford Marcus
Local time: 17:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Alona


Explanation:
is it someone's name?

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Note added at 6 mins (2009-10-13 11:04:00 GMT)
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eg Alona Bondarenko (Russian tennis player), although for any lawyers here I assume it is not referring to her in person :)

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Note added at 59 mins (2009-10-13 11:56:39 GMT)
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oops, confidence should've been 3 not 1

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 18:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 101

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanna Garcia
2 mins
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Changes made by editors
Oct 27, 2009 - Changes made by Pnina:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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