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Name Alan

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Name Alan backwards (ananym): Nala

Meaning of the name Alan

There are multiple origins and translations for the hugely popular name Alan:

1. Derivative form of the Greek name ALexANder and interpretation is - "protector of the mankind".

2. Turkic (Turkish, Kazakh Алаң etc) name-forming which actually means - "area, open place, open field, space, sphere, scope, region".

3. Derived from the ancient Greek word (ἀλαίνω) [alaíno] - "wander, to roam" in a figurative sense - "wandering; nomad".

4. Derived from Celtic alun translation - "harmony, agreement".

5. Gothic (East Germanic language spoken by the Goths) name and translates as - "aged, old, elder, experienced".

6. Slavic name (Russian Алан) and definition is - "ancient Slav man".

7. Comes from the name of Caucasian tribe lived in Europe (nowadays - Ossetians).

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