Etymology

alan

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Old Breton Alan
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Alan · proper noun1

  1. Old Breton · derived fromAlan
  2. English todayAlan

From Old Breton Alan, name of early Breton saints, of disputed origin and meaning; brought to England by Normans. It may have been the name of a Celtic deity, the brother of Bran, Welsh Alawn, Alun. As an early Irish name, perhaps connected with ail (“noble”). Compare French Alain.

Alan · noun2

  1. Proto-Sarmatian · derived from*Āllān
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈλανοί
  3. Latin · borrowed fromAlānī
  4. English todayAlan

From Latin Alānī, from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί (Alanoí), from Proto-Sarmatian *Āllān.

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