ALAN

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Alan (plural Alans)

A male given name from Celtic languages.

Etymology 2

Noun

Alan (plural Alans or Alani)

(historical) 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.

Anagrams

• Anal, Lana, Nala, anal, anal., lana, nala

Noun

alan (plural alans)

Alternative form of alaunt

Anagrams

• Anal, Lana, Nala, anal, anal., lana, nala

Source: Wiktionary


A*lan", n. Etym: [OF. alan, alant; cf. Sp. alano.]

Definition: A wolfhound. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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