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alan
/ˈælən/
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What does alan mean?
noun
- Alternative form of alaunt.
- Initialism of artificial light at night.
proper noun
- A male given name from the Celtic languages.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A surname.
- A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.
noun
- (historical) 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.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈælən/
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She did not know Alan Breck yet, and he was as anxious to step down as Mr. Bally himself.
Dr. Alan Kapuler, who runs Peace Seeds, has brilliantly pointed out to me why heirloom varieties are likely to be more nutritious.
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“Ah, Alan,” murmured Dorian with a sigh, “I wish you had a thousandth part of the pity for me that I have for you.”
Upon his arrival a celebration is held and the new found brothers and sister, who had been stolen by alan, are restored to parents.
The death of Hugh was probably announced by Alan in a letter, to which we may refer the details of the open boat and the dew.