Great land
Derived from the Aleut word 'Alakshak', which means 'great land' or 'mainland'. It is the indigenous root word from which the name of the state of Alaska was eventually formed.
About 5 girls were named Alyeska in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The protagonist's sled dog in the novel · The Great Alone
