Alan Definition

alən
noun
A masculine name: dim. Al; var. Allan, Allen.
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pronoun
A male given name.
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(historical) A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists of the 1st millennium AD who spoke an Eastern Iranian language derived from Scytho-Sarmatian and which in turn evolved into modern Ossetian.

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Other Word Forms of Alan

Noun

Singular:
Alan
Plural:
alans

Origin of Alan

  • Celtic name borne by early Breton saints, of disputed origin and meaning; brought to England by Normans. As an early Irish name, perhaps connected with ail, ‘noble’. It may have been the name of a Celtic deity, the brother of Bran, Welsh Alawn, Celtic Alun, ‘harmony’.

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  • From Latin Alānī, from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί (Alanoi).

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