Alan

E62825

given name masculine given name

Alan is a masculine given name of Celtic origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.

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	Alaina → Alana → Alanna →
hasNotableBearer	Alan Rickman → Alan Shepard → Alan Turing → Alanis Morissette (related feminine form) →
hasOrigin	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 →
semanticField	beauty → stone → strength →
usedInLanguage	Breton → English → French → Irish → Portuguese → Scottish Gaelic → Spanish →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A. A. Milne → Al Michaels → Alan Brooke → Alan Emtage → Alan Garner → Alan Guth → Alan Guth → Alan Hodgkin → Alan Jay Lerner → Alan Johnson → Alan Kay → Alan Menken → Alan Mulally → Alan Mulally → Alan Perlis → Alan Rickman → Alan S. Boyd → Alan Shorter → Alan Silvestri → Alan Turing → Alan Webber →	givenName
Charles Alan Wright → Chester A. Arthur →	middleName
Torch Song Trilogy →	character
Alan Shorter →	hasGivenName
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town →	primaryProtagonist
Al →	short form of