Alan

Summary

Alan is a male given name^[1]. Alan has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Alan's instance of is recorded as male given name^[3].
• Alan's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[4].
• Alan's Commons category is recorded as Alan (given name)^[5].
• Alan's language of work or name is recorded as English^[6].
• Alan's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch^[7].
• Alan's language of work or name is recorded as Czech^[8].
• Alan's language of work or name is recorded as Polish^[9].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Allan^[10].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Alano^[11].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Alain^[12].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Allen^[13].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Alán^[14].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Alun^[15].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Ailean^[16].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Elan^[17].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Alin^[18].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Alen^[19].
• Alan's said to be the same as is recorded as Alzhan^[20].
• Alan's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈalãn^[21].
• Alan's family name identical to this given name is recorded as Alan^[22].
• Alan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Alan'}^[23].
• Alan's different from is recorded as Alan^[24].
• Alan's different from is recorded as Alan^[25].
• Alan's Soundex is recorded as A450^[26].
• Alan's Cologne phonetics is recorded as 056^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Alan's instance of is recorded as male given name^[3].

Influence

Things named for Alan include Alan^[28], an impact crater^[29].

Why It Matters

Alan has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Alan is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for Alan include Alan^[28], an impact crater^[29].