Arlan - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Arlan \a-rlan, ar-lan\, also used as girl's name Arlan, is a variant of Arlen (Gaelic) and Erland (Old English, Old Norse), and the meaning of Arlan is "pledge, oath; noble's land; foreigner, stranger".

The baby name Arlan sounds like Arlyn, Arlin, Arland and Orlan. Other similar baby names are Arran, Aran, Alan, Allan, Arian, Arman, Arnan and Aslan.

Arlan is an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#75384 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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