Alla (russian: А́лла) is a

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and Ukrainian female

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. The

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usually relates the name with ,Martyr Alla the laywoman in the Crimea
on the page: Lives of all saints commemorated on March 26 the widow of a Gothic chieftain,

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ed in King

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's times. Since the name is also spread among

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

, there is some speculation that the name has its origin in the pre-Islamic goddess

Allat Al-Lat ( ar, اللات, translit=Al-Lāt, ), also spelled Allat, Allatu and Alilat, is a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess worshipped under various associations throughout the entire Arabian Peninsula, including Mecca where she was worshipped alongs ...

. The name Alla is also widespread in

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People

* Alla Ablaberdyeva (born 1953), Russian singer * Alla Aleksandrovska (born 1948), Ukrainian politician * Alla Alekseyeva (born 1934), Russian rower * Alla Bayanova (1914–2011), Russian singer * Alla Beknazarova (born 1984), Ukrainian ice dancer * Alla Cherkasova (born 1989), Ukrainian wrestler * Alla Demidova (born 1936), Russian actress * Alla Dzhioyeva (born 1949), South Ossetian politician * Alla Gerber (born 1932), Russian journalist * Alla Gryaznova (born 1937), Russian economist * Alla Hasanova (born 1970), Azerbaijani volleyball player * Alla Ilchun (1926–1989), Kazakhstani model * Alla Kazanskaya (1920–2008), Russian actress * Alla Korot (born 1970), Ukrainian-American actress * Alla Kravets (born 1973), Ukrainian volleyball player * Alla Kudryavtseva (born 1987), Russian tennis player *

Alla Nazimova Alla Nazimova (Russian: Алла Назимова; born Marem-Ides Leventon, Russian: Марем-Идес Левентон; June 3 Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._May_22.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>O ...

(1879–1945), Russian actress * Alla Osipenko (born 1932), Russian ballet dancer *

Alla Pugacheva Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, ) (born 15 April 1949), is а Soviet and Russian musical performer. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day, even though she has retired from performing. For her "clear mezzo-soprano and a full display o ...

(born 1949), Russian singer * Alla Shekhovtsova (born 1964), Russian figure skating judge * Alla Sidorovskaya (born 1983), Russian footballer *

Alla Sizova Alla Sizova (22 September 1939 – 23 November 2014) was a Russian ballet dancer, best known for her work with the Kirov Ballet. She was one of the four superstar ballerinas of the Soviet Union along with Natalia Makarova, Alla Osipenko and Irin ...

(1939–2014), Russian ballet dancer *

Alla Sosnitskaya Alla Arkadievna Sosnitskaya (russian: Алла Аркадьевна Сосницкая, born 10 April 1997) is a Russian artistic gymnast. She won team bronze medals at the 2014 World and European Championships. Career Sosnitskaya is coached b ...

(born 1997), Russian gymnast * Alla O. Starostina, Ukrainian economist * Alla Tsuper (born 1979), Belarusian skier * Alla Vazhenina (born 1983), Kazakh weightlifter * Alla Yaroshinskaya (born 1953), Ukrainian politician * Alla Zahaikevych (born 1966), Ukrainian composer

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