Alan |
| proper noun
- (given name, male)
Translations: - Dutch: Alan, Alanus, Alain
- French: Alain
(trans-mid)
- Italian: Alano, Alanno
- Spanish: Alano; Alí¡n
Etymology: Celtic name borne by early Breton saints, of disputed origin and meaning. As an early 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". "Member of the tribe the Alans".
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