Alan Name Meaning & Origin

Alan

Pronunciation: AL-in (key)

Origin of the name Alan:

A Celtic name of uncertain etymology. Alan was brought to England by the Normans during the Conquest. The name was borne by Alan, earl of Brittany, a follower of William the Conqueror.

From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.

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Alain, Allan, Allen, Allyn

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Alan Alda, actor
Alan Arkin, actor
Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist.
Alan Moore, graphic novelist, author of Watchmen, V for Vendetta
Alan Sillitoe, British novelist of "Angry Young Men" era
Alan Hale, Sr., actor, frequent side-kick to Errol Flynn, played Little John to Flynn's Robin Hood
Alan Hale, Jr., actor, best known as Skipper on Gilligan's Island
Alan Ashby, guitarist for the band Of Mice & Men

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Alan Quartermain, lead character in adventure novels by H. Rider Haggard (King Solomon's Mines)
Alan-a-Dale, minstrel in Robin Hood legends

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