Origin of the name Alan

There are several options for the origin of the name Alan. According to one of them, the name appeared in Western Europe, formed from the Celtic name Alen. It is translated as “rock”, sometimes its translation is voiced as “beautiful”.

It is believed that the name Alan first appeared in France, which is why it is currently very common there. The French translate it as “concord.” Some historians believe that the name originated during the Norman conquests of Ireland and England.

According to the second official version, the name Alan is derived from the name of the Alan tribe, an ancient people who roamed the Caucasus and Spain. In Russia, to this day there is a republic of North Ossetia, which has the name Alania as its second name.

According to the third version, the name has Iranian roots and sounds like “noble”, “divine”. In Kazakh it means “space”.

The fourth version determines that the name Alan belongs to the biblical legend, has Jewish roots and sounds like “oak” in Hebrew.

Meaning and characteristics of the name Alan

Alan is a born optimist, a generous, cheerful fellow and joker. In difficult situations, he is helped by resourcefulness, ingenuity and the ability to make decisions quickly and correctly. He is a very talented, sociable and kind person. He has many friends and acquaintances, thanks to whom he finds an outlet for his irrepressible energy.

Alan’s negative traits include vulnerability, impressionability, impulsiveness, vanity, excessive emotionality and temper. It is not uncommon that the last two qualities bring the owner of the name to prison.

As a child, Alan quickly masters the material, but is an average learner – already at an early age, emotionality and restlessness begin to hinder him in building a proper life. He devotes a lot of time to his hobbies, most often sports or creative. The acquired skills and knowledge are later used in adult life when building a career or when choosing a profession.

Having matured, Alan does not take everything that happens around him seriously, and therefore lives one day at a time, for his own pleasure, finding new acquaintances and spending money on entertainment. You can’t call him negligent either: he is an idealist, firmly on his feet, soberly assessing his strengths.

Alan does not like to argue and tries in every possible way to avoid the brewing conflict. He always remains unconvinced and it is absolutely impossible to convince him of anything. She makes all decisions independently, carefully considering the consequences of each step.

More often he chooses a creative profession – theater, cinema, television, radio. Rarely becomes a teacher and teacher of such specialties as geography, mathematics or geology. He builds a career according to honor and conscience, with his own labor, relying on intuition and intelligence. He achieves considerable success in his chosen direction and receives a good income.

In love affairs he is not honest and constant. He loves to conquer women, but, having achieved what he wants, he retreats. Marries late. He chooses a calm, homely woman as his wife, focused on managing everyday life and having children. A careerist lady will not be able to seriously interest him.

Name days:

November 25, December 27, December 31

Diminutive version

Alanchyk, Alanushka

Abbreviated

El, Al, Alli, Alin

According to the church

Alan

Color

  • red

Planet

  • Jupiter

Element

  • land

Stone talisman

diamond

Metal

lead

Plants

pine, thyme

Totem animal

beaver

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