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Given name · Kazakh · Russian

Алан

“one who is precious”·“resembling a little rock”

Алан (Alan) is a masculine given name from Old Breton. It is used in Kazakh.

Kazakh and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Alan.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Алан is Alan written in Cyrillic. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

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Where it comes from

Алан comes from Old Breton.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Breton Alan.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Алан’s family of names

In Kazakh usage, Алан can be written in the Roman alphabet as Alan. In Kazakh usage, Алан has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alan.

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АланAlan

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