Alan
[ˈælən]Meaning
a Breton name of unknown meaning, perhaps "little rock" or from the Alans
Background Story
The meaning of Alan is not known for certain. It was used in Brittany at least as early as the 6th century, and it could be of Brythonic origin meaning "little rock", or it may derive from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries. Breton settlers introduced it to England after the Norman Conquest, and it is used in Armenian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Slovene, Swedish and Welsh.
Temperament
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