Alan

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæl.ən/ Rhymes: -ælən === Etymology 1 === From Old Breton Alan, name of early Breton saints, of disputed origin and meaning; brought to England by Normans. It may have been the name of a Celtic deity, the brother of Bran, Welsh Alawn, Alun. As an early Irish name, perhaps connected with ail (“noble”). Compare French Alain. ==== Alternative forms ==== Allan, Allen, Alen ==== Proper noun ==== Alan (plural Alans) A male given name from the Celtic languages. A surname. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin Alānī, from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί (Alanoí), from Proto-Sarmatian *Allān. ==== Noun ==== Alan (plural Alans or Alani) (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. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Proper noun ==== Alan (plural Alans) A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon. === Anagrams === Anal, Lana, Nala, anal, anal., lana, nala == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈalan] === Proper noun === Alan m anim a male given name, equivalent to English Alan ==== Declension ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Alan. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Alan m a male given name from English, equivalent to English Alan ==== Related terms ==== Alano alão == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɫan/ === Proper noun === Alan m pers (genitive singular Alana, nominative plural Alanovia, declension pattern of chlap) a male given name, equivalent to English Alan ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Alan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Turkish == === Proper noun === Alan a male given name == Welsh == === Alternative forms === Alun Alawn === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalan/ === Proper noun === Alan m a male given name, feminine equivalent Alana === Mutation === === References === Heini Gruffudd (2010), Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎[1], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 12