Arlan - name meaning and 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 a very rare male first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Arlan. Compare Arlan with related baby names.