Alan

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Pronounced： [ AL-ən (English) ]
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Usage：English, Scottish, Breton, French

Meaning & History：

The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It was used in Brittany at least as early as the 6th century, and it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton. Alternatively, it may derive from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries.... [more]

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EQUIVALENTS

BRETON: Alan

CROATIAN: Alen

ENGLISH: Alan, Allan, Allen, Allyn

FRENCH: Alain, Alan

IRISH: Ailín

SCOTTISH: Alan, Allan, Allen

SLOVENE: Alen

WELSH: Alun

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ENGLISH: Al

FEMININE FORMS

ENGLISH: Alaina, Alana, Alanis, Alanna, Alannah, Alannis, Alayna, Allana, Allannah, Lana

IRISH: Alannah