Allan - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Allan \a(l)-lan\ is a variant of Alan (Old German) and Allen (Gaelic), and the meaning of Allan is "precious". See also Elvis.

The baby name Allan sounds like Allain, Allyn, Allon and Allin. Other similar baby names are Alban, Alvan, Aldan, Arlan and Aslan.

Allan is a very common first name for men (#250 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#3727 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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