Alan (given name)

For a list of people with the given name, see List of people with given name Alan.
Alan
Alan Turing
Pronunciation/ˈælən/
GenderMale
LanguageEnglish, Old Breton, Celtic, Norman French
Other names
Variant formsAllan, Allen, Allyn, Alen, Alin, Alyn
Short formsAl, Allie, Ally, Ali
See alsoAlén, Alun, Alexander

Alan is a masculine given name in the English and Breton languages. Its surname form is Aland.

There is consensus that in modern English and French, the name is derived from the nomadic Iranian people known as the Alans, who settled in Western Europe during the Migration Period.

The name Alan is probably a apocopated form of Alexander.

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