Details for the forename Allan

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Allan (male)


Variants:	Ailean (M) Ailene (M) Ailin (M) Allain (M)
Derivative(s):	Allan (S)
Can be spelt:	Alan (M) Allen (M)
Feminine form:	Alana (F) Alena (F) Allaine (F) Allana (F) Allanina (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Chambers Dictionary [2003]
Notes:	Scottish and, less often, English. Possibly from the Gaelic, "rock" or "noble"; possibly brought to Britain by the Normans. Chambers suggests the meaning is "harmony". Alan is the most frequent spelling in Britain; Allan and Allen are more common in USA.