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♂ Alain
What does Alain mean?
Alain 
as a boys' name is pronounced al-LAYN. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Alain is "precious". French variant of Alan.
STARTS WITH Al-
Variations
VARIANT Allain
SEE ALSO Allen
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ALAN Ailean, Ailin, Al▼, Alair, Aland, Alann, Alano, Alanson, Alen, Alin, Allan▼, Allayne, Allen▼, Alley, Alleyn, Allie▼, Allin, Allon, Allyn, Alon, Alun, Alyn
FEMININE FORM Alaine
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Alaan, ..
(female) Alaan, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Alain Elias (A.E.), ..
How popular is Alain?
Alain is an unusual first name for men but a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#108734 out of 150436, Top 72%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Alain entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its peak rank of #1094 in the U.S. in the 1980s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Alan (#172 IN 2018), Allen (#421), Allan (#778), Al, Alen, Allie and Allyn are the popular variation forms of Alain. Adoption of these forms of Alain was at its highest in the 1950s (ADOPTION OF 0.76%) and has become much reduced since (ADOPTION 0.18%, ▼76%), with forms like Alan going out of style.
Similar Names
Alain is alike in pronunciation to Ailwyn, Aloin, Aluin, Alwin, Alwine, Alwyn, Alwynn, Aylwin, Eilan, Elan, Elian▲, Elon▲, Elwin▼, Elwinn, Elwyn, Ilan, Ilon, Olen▼, Olin▼, Olyn, Walwin and Wylan. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adin, Adlai, Adlin, Adrain, Adrin, Alard, Albain, Alben, Albie, Albin▼, Albion, Albyn, Aldan, Aldin, Aldis, Aldrin, Alfio, Algie, Ali▲, Alia, Alic, Alik, Almarin, Alois▼, Alpin, Alpine, Alric, Alstin, Alton▼, Aluino, Alvin▼, Alvis, Alwis, Amein, Amin, Ardin, Arin, Arlan, Arlin, Arwin, Aydin▲, Bain, Blain, Brain, Cain▲, Flin, Klein, Owain, Pain, Slavin, Slawin (see Slavin), Twain and Zain▲. These names tend to be more commonly used than Alain.
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