WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Al•an  (al′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning "harmony.''

'Alan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alan-a-dale - Alanbrooke - Allan-a-Dale - Arthur - Bates - Bennett - Bleasdale - Brooke - George - Gooch - Hoad - Hodgkin - Hovhaness - Huxley - Lerner - Loewe - Lomax - Mamet - Parker - Paton - Rawsthorne - Schepisi - Seeger - Shepard - Sillitoe - Sugar - Turing machine - alanyl - bean

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