Alan
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Alan is a masculine given name of Celtic origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan canonical | 191 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| etymologicalOrigin |
Breton
ⓘ
Old Breton name Alanus ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasCognate |
Ailean (Scottish Gaelic)
ⓘ
Ailín (Irish) ⓘ Alain (French) ⓘ Alano (Italian) ⓘ Alano (Portuguese) ⓘ Alano (Spanish) ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive | Al ⓘ |
| hasFeminineForm |
Alana
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaina
Alana ⓘ Alanna ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Alan Rickman
ⓘ
Alan Shepard ⓘ Alan Turing ⓘ Alanis Morissette ⓘ
surface form:
Alanis Morissette (related feminine form)
|
| hasOrigin |
Gaels
ⓘ
surface form:
Celtic
|
| hasPopularity | widely used in the 20th century in English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| hasShortForm | Al ⓘ |
| hasUsage | English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Allan
ⓘ
Allen ⓘ Alun ⓘ |
| historicalUsage |
introduced to England by the Normans
ⓘ
used in medieval Brittany ⓘ |
| nameCategory |
first name
ⓘ
personal name ⓘ |
| nameDay | varies by country ⓘ |
| nameStatus | common in modern times ⓘ |
| nameType | monosyllabic name ⓘ |
| possibleMeaning |
handsome
ⓘ
harmony ⓘ Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ
surface form:
little rock
|
| semanticField |
beauty
ⓘ
stone ⓘ strength ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
Breton
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Irish ⓘ Portuguese language ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (191)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alan Shorter
subject surface form:
Alan Haselhurst