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Alan 〔 which cited: 〕 is a masculine given name in the English language. There are numerous differing etymologies attributed to the name. The name was first introduced into England by Bretons who took part in the Norman Invasion in the 11th century. Today there are numerous variations of ''Alan'', a short form, and there are also numerous feminine forms of the name as well. ''Alan'' has many forms in other languages. ''Alan'' is also an Old Breton personal name (from which the modern English ''Alan'' is ultimately derived), as well as being a Norman French name. ==Etymology and early history== ''Alan'' is a masculine given name in the English language.〔 The name, or forms of the name, were brought to England by people from Brittany, in the 11th century; later the name spread north into Scotland and west into Ireland. In Ireland and Scotland there are Gaelic forms of the name which may, or may not be etymologically related to the name introduced by the Bretons. In Breton, ''alan'' is a colloquial term for a fox and may originally have meant "deer", making it cognate with Old Welsh ''alan'' (cf. ''Canu Aneirin'', B2.28, line 1125: ''"gnaut i-lluru alan buan bithei"'', "it was usual for him to be fleet like a deer"〔Koch, John, The Gododdin of Aneirin, Celtic Studies Publications, 1997, p. 9〕), Modern Welsh ''elain'' (plural ''alanedd'') "young deer" (and the plant name ''alan'' "coltsfoot, elecampane"), coming from a Brittonic root '' *alan-'' or '' *elan'' (also attested in Celtiberian in personal names such as ''Elanus'', ''Elaesus'', and ''Ela''〔Kruta, Venceslas, Los celtas, EDAF, 1977, p. 195〕), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European '' *(H1)el-Hn-'' "deer, hind" (perhaps denoting an animal - generally cervids - with red or brown fur).〔Fleuriot, Léon, Les origines de la Bretagne: l'émigration, Payot, 1982, p. 204〕〔Schrijver, Peter, Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology, Rodopi, 1995, p. 78-79.〕〔Adams, Douglas Q., "Designations of the Cervidae in Proto-Indo-European", in: Journal of Indo-European Studies, vol 13, 1985, pp. 269-282.〕 The Irish form of the name may be a diminutive of a word meaning "rock".〔 For example, the modern Irish ''ailín'' means "little rock".〔 which cited: for the surname "Allen".〕 Similarly, according to Patrick Woulfe, the Irish name ''Ailín'' is derived from diminutive ''ail'', which means "noble", "rock". Woulfe stated that this name is a pet form of some other name beginning with the first element ''Ail-''.〔 which is a transcription of: 〕〔 which is a transcription of: 〕 Forms of the Gaelic name appear in early records British records; the Latin form ''Ailenus'' was recorded by Adomnán (died 704).〔〔 Another similar-looking word in Irish is ''álainn'' and Scottish Gaelic ''àlainn'', which means "beautiful". Another explanation of the name is that the modern English ''Alan'', and French ''Alain'', are derived from the name of the Alans.〔 The Alans were an Indo-Iranian people who lived north of the Caucasus Mountains in what is today Russia, and who were known to Classical writers in the 1st century CE. According to historian Bernard Bachrach, the Alans settled in parts of what is today France, including Brittany, in the Early Middle Ages. Bachrach stated that the use of forms of the name in given names, surnames, and place names, are evidence of the continued influence of the Alans on the Gaulish, Breton and Frankish peoples. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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