Given name & surname · Russian · Serbian
Ален
“one who is precious”·“resembling a little rock”
Ален is used as a given name and a surname.
Russian and SerbianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Alen.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ален is Alen written in Cyrillic. In English use, Alen has a related form in Alan. 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
Ален is Alen written in Cyrillic. In English use, Alen has a related form in Alan. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
Ален’s family of names
In Russian usage, Ален has a conventional equivalent in the French form Alain. In Russian usage, Ален as a surname has a transliteration in Alen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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