Definitions for alan
alan

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1. alannoun

   A wolfhound.

2. Alannoun

   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.

3. Etymology: Celtic name borne by early Breton saints, of disputed origin and meaning; brought to England by Normans. 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’.

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1. ALAN

   ALAN is an Italian bicycle manufacturer.

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1. Alannoun

   a wolfhound

2. Etymology: [OF. alan, alant; cf. Sp. alano.]

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1. Alan

   The Alan are deformed spirits from the folklore of the Tinguian tribe of the Philippines. They have wings and can fly, and their fingers and toes point backwards. The Alan are said to take drops of menstrual blood, miscarried fetuses, afterbirth, or other reproductive waste and transform them into human children, whom they then raise as their own. They live near springs in extremely fine houses, made of gold and other valuables.

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1. alan

   Song lyrics by alan -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by alan on the Lyrics.com website.

2. ALAN

   What does ALAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ALAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alan is ranked #19114 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Alan surname appeared 1,423 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Alan.
   
   64.1% or 913 total occurrences were White.
   15.6% or 223 total occurrences were Black.
   10% or 143 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   7.1% or 101 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.5% or 36 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alan' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2097

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alan' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1439

Anagrams for alan »

1. Anal

2. anal

3. Lana

How to pronounce alan?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say alan in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alan in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of alan in a Sentence

1. Anonymous:

   Life's like a bubble...pop - Caleb alan Hall

2. Chrissy Snow:

   The [title of sex symbol] always amused me because, from my perspective, I’m a mom, a wife, an actress, a writer and homebody, i’m only a sex symbol with Alan.

3. Bill Cowher:

   What a weekend for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it is unbelievable to me to go in the Hall of Fame with two guys you drafted: Troy Polamalu and Alan Faneca. Also with Donnie Shell and the late, great Bill Nunn.

4. Princeton University:

   Alan was recognized as a true leader in his field, known and admired for both his research and teaching.

5. Jeremy Miller:

   Its been years now and I still reach for the phone occasionally, just thinking, I havent talked to Alan in a while and want to say hi, he was a huge part of our lives.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alan
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alan
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=alan
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html