| Name info: About the name Alain in particular | | Gender: | male |
| Languages of use: | French |
| Topics: | Asteroid 1969 Alain, discovered 1935 |
| US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Aladin, Alaia, Alaina, Alan, Albain, Albin, Aldin, Alin, Altin, Alvin Details |
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| Group info: About Alan/Alana, the group of names with the same origin as Alain | | Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Info about origin, male: | brought to England by the Normans in the Middle Ages |
| | meaning not known for sure, maybe from Celtic/Breton al (rock) |
| Words: | al = the rock Celtic |
| Topics: | Words |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Lana Slovenia 2009, 5:Alain France 2011, 8:Alan England+Wales 1954, 18:Alana Puerto Rico 2017, 58:Allan England+Wales 1954, 60:Allana Brazil 2021, 66:Alanna Ireland 2003, 97:Allen USA 1960-1969, 155:Alaina USA 2011, 202:Alayna USA 2012 |
| Old/original forms: | Alanus Latinized |
| Name variants: | Alaina, Alana, Alanis, Alanna, Alayna, Allana, Lana, Alain, Alan, Allan, Allen Sortable list Details |
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