I don't care about anything else in the video, it starts with a groundhog yelling "Alan" and that's good enough for an immediate and untouchable Thumbs Up.
couldn't place it precisely, but that clip has been around a good long while. that's only a short segment of the whole thing, too - after trying to get Alan's attention for quite some time, the prairie dog realizes "that's not Alan, that's Steve! STEVE! STEVE!! ..." you get the idea.
@@karlijnlike4lane I forget the name of the show, but it's from a wildlife voiceover show by Ricky Gervais. I've seen that clip several times, and my brother-in-law Steve got a REAL kick out of it when I showed it to him!
Alan is the most common name among moonwalking astronauts (Alan Bean, Apollo 12; Alan Shepard, Apollo 14) with second place belonging to everyone else in a ten-way tie.
Not true; it's in a tie with Charles (Charles "Pete" Conrad, Apollo 12; Charles Duke, Apollo 16). If you take into account middle names, Eugene also has two astronauts (Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Apollo 11; Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17). If we are going to be **really** lax with the meaning of "name", then "Junior" is a clear winner with 4 astronauts (Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. - 11; Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. - 12; Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. - 14; Charles Moss Duke, Jr. - 16).
My name is Steve and I have a good friend named Alan, and yes we reference the ALAN! ALAN! ALAN! Video often 😂 Also Alanis Morissette got her name because her parents wanted a female version of Alan, her dad’s name
Thank you for the video, I did an ethomology search too a while ago and wasn't convinced by the handsome explanation either. Also Alan is pretty common in México too and you forgot my boy Alan Watts.
I had a job at MTA some years ago where they had us in pairs reading off names from applications to ensure that they were transcribed into the computer correctly (we were temps, and when they decided it was a waste of time, they canned us instead of reassigning us other work). One of my coworkers thought Allen was always spelled as I just typed it and didn't realize that Alan and Allan were common spelling variants. I recall my third grade (1984-5) teacher bringing in a book about name meanings, and according to it, assuming she was actually reading it, was "wanderer." I've never found that etymology anywhere else. What I found in further research was that it was the Latin version of "Celt." That would explain why a famous Italian opera singer like Renata Scotto could have that name.
that's not more than enough on the name "Alan": did you happen to catch this in Wikipedia? "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"), 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), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *(H1)el-Hn- "deer, hind" (perhaps denoting an animal - generally cervids - with red or brown fur)."
So, “handsome“ may be a bad translation for what the original word actually meant. Maybe it meant “clear skinned“ “bright eyed“ something that denotes handsomeness without saying the word handsome. So maybe the old Irish word meaning yellow, I don’t know what it is it’s just an example here, was some thing like the name Alan. Maybe, in this purely hypothetical time I’m talking about yellow-ness, like blondness was handsome. That might be where part of the disconnect is. I don’t have a dog in this fight. I don’t care either way.
Yellowness, I'm not so sure of. A quick look on eDIL shows "álaind" in Old Irish was pretty close to its current meaning of "attractive, splendid, excellent", and was used generally, unrestricted to any sex, unlike "beautiful" in English. The meaning of "splendid, excellent" is still there when used adverbially, though "álainn" by itself primarily means just "attractive" to me.
Grandpa was an Allan. That's Dad's my middle name. Mom didn't know there's two L's in my middle name till we were filling out government paperwork when I was 16. 🤣
I think, an interesting idea would be the concept of matchin names for the different genders. I mean from the male version to get a female version and vice versa.
The name Frank does not come from the Franks, but both come from the same root: the word "frank", which is still existent in many modern Germanic languages, originally meaning free or unbound. That's why the Franks called themselves that way, as they were not subjects to the Roman Empire, as opposed to other German tribes left of the Rhine river.
The sources I've seen suggest that it's actually the other way around - modern usage of the word "frank" to mean "free" in both modern germanic and romance languages derives from the name for the Franks - although the word definitely acquired the that sense of "free" or "unbound" from the group's status relative to their neighbours. However, that usage only appears in middle ages, by which time the Franks had been around calling themselves Franks for a good few hundred years. Obviously, since they are a Germanic tribe (and the name seems to be one they chose for themselves), the ethnic term "Frank" probably has some Germanic or Nordic root, but not with any sense of "free" until later. There's a theory that it comes from a type of spear called a "frankon" (by analogy with the term "Saxon" coming from the "seax", a kind of short sword), although again that might be derived from the tribe name (e.g. a frankon is "a Frankish spear"). There's also some speculation that the tribe name originally comes from ancient Germanic or Nordic words meaning "fierce", "courageous" or perhaps "greedy", but again, that sense appears to have been thoroughly lost by the time frank starts to mean "free".
I'm an Alan myself :D it's my middle name and I don't use it much tho, I thought I was the only one having trouble figuring out the origin of the name, kinda sad that you called it an old man name though, here in Argentina I met a lot of Alans and most of them were as exciting as exciting Keiths lmao
I had heard that Allan meant Peace and Harmony. My name, "Lorie Allan Lanktree", comes out as "Peace between two trees" when translated using this meaning and I like that.
The th in Irish is a huh sound so dah-hule. The h brings the tongue back further in the mouth. Try it with "tuh" and the tongue is behind the teeth, now move it to just on the ridge behind that. Should notice a huh sound. Álainn is beautiful and from Alind in old Irish according to Vendryes. Not sure if it maps to PIE. Not bad work on the vowel sounds though. Well done.
I´m an Alen from Croatia. As far as I know, in the Balkans the name became popular in the 70s, due to the famous french actor Alain Delon. And because we spell everything as we pronounce it, Alain became Alen. Today it´s considered a normal name like any other traditional one.
As someone named "insert name discussed in video" though with two L's. When researching where my name came from, I ended up believing the same as you Patrick, that the name came from the Alani tribe, but i'd love to know if someone else has done a deep dive into the name :P
Loads of Allans in my family , all with the Scottish spelling of Allan. There's one six generations back in my direct male line, then it goes John, Allan, John, David, John.
My name please! Mallory, spelled the only correct way, obvs. My parents chose it off an 80’s sitcom (Family Ties) and later in life I found out that it means unlucky…something I’ve truly exhibited my entire life. Case in point, I’ve been hit by 3 cars as a pedestrian/cyclist in the crosswalk in two different countries!
I knew an Alan from my elementary school. He spells it Allan. Alan can be spelled like Allen or Alen. There is also, the brain from Author who names Allen but goes by the Brain by his friends
I know numerous Alans including the best man at my wedding. One of my 6 daughters is named Alana though I’m not really sure if that’s a derivative of Alan or if it has a completely separate origin.
My middle name is Allen. Named after my grandfather there, but I was told it meant "All knowing." Sidenote: Patrick, Please DO NOT attach your microphone to your overalls in the future. The popping and clicking had me thinking my headphones were failing before I realized this video was the source.
"Stop that incessant clicking!" In all seriousness, something is constantly clicking in this video. Is it the buttons of his overalls? Maybe don't wear overalls in the future.
My husband is named Alan and he is from Mexico. I was surprised at the Celtic origin. I would have thought it to be Arabic. I need to learn more about the Alans tribe. And yes, you might consider him kind of boring; he has a PhD in chemistry.
Alan Arkin moved from the stage to screen in the classic Cold War comedy "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming". He got an Oscar nomination for his performance and he absolutely deserved it. The trailer for this movie is here on YT and is absolutely worth watching. It has Alan Arkin in character being interviewed in character by an American reporter in the Soviet Union that shows clips from the movie as if it is a documentary.
I have no evidence or expertise to back this up, but little rock could just be referring to Ireland itself (it's a small island compared to what's around it).
I know what you meant, but "Alan Turing, the mastermind behind the Enigma code" - just to be 100% clear, Turing was the mastermind who CRACKED the enigma code for the Allies, just to make it clear which side he was on! The man behind the Enigma code/machine was a German inventor called Arthur Scherbius, working some time in the 1920s.
@@alidaweber1023 although sometimes dungarees is used here in the US instead of the word overalls. ... But I'm more used to dungarees simply to mean pants, especially generic work pants.
I am from Peru my second name is Alan, Alan's origin is from England It doesn't take a genius to investigate it for more years, it's more than obvious because in England there are many who are called Alan I give DJ Alan Walker as an example, he is British, now I am going to do another example here in Peru the surname Quispe is common, logically the surname is of Peruvian origin, As for the name Alan, there are many Germanic, French, Persian versions, Asians and I don't know what other nationalities they invent but they keep saying that nobody knows where Alan comes from but if you realize in England there are many Englishmen called Alan that's why The origin of the name Alan is obviously of British origin, it is from England, just like the surname Quispe is common in Peru, well the same thing happens in England, many English people are called Alan, the British already used the name Alan from the beginning, that's why the name Alan is owned by England and is of English British origin
"Alain" (pronounced Ah-line) is the Scottish Gaelic version of that word, and is indeed a not-too-uncommon name. Not sure how the Irish spell it though, their orthography is different
A group of Sarmatian Alans, originally from the Caucasus and driven westward by the Huns, invaded the Roman Empire, one tribe settled in Armorica in northern France, an area also settled by Celtic Britons and now called Brittany. The French as a result have the name Alain, and since William the Conqueror took a large contingent of Bretons with his army the name arrived in England. This sequence of events seems to support the tribal Alan etymology, and is much more believable than handsome or little rock, which I suspect was invented by the people who write baby name books.
What's the word? The reason people suspect it came from Irish is that the word for "attractive" is "álainn", which is descended from the Old Irish word "álaind" with the same meaning. From what I could dig up, there's no Breton word with that meaning, but "alan" in Breton may have had a meaning more like "deer, animal", much as in Welsh.
If this was a Spanish channel i would propose James, because it has like at least 5 common popular variants that not to obvious : Iago, Thiago, Santiago, Diego and Jaime
@@brokkrep Ivan is the Russian variant of John/Juan, also pretty common here. If you think in old Latin script where sometimes J=I and U=V, you could see the similarity between Juan and Ivan
I always understood the name "Alan" to come from celtic origins. "Allen" came later as a Tudor variation. Double letters were very popular variations in Tudor times. Daryl vs. Darrell is another example.
I've asked multiple Irish people how to say my name, and never gotten the same answer twice. I wouldn't assume an Irish word does or does not sound like whatever you want. :-P
"mh" varies in pronunciation across dialects. Historically, /v/ and /w/ weren't distinct sounds in Irish, and are only distinguished these days under the influence of English. /'daˌwən/ or /'daˌvən/ would be the two pronunciations I'd expect from most people, which you'll also get some people using [β] or a nasalised [v], all of which are allophonic. Irish spelling maps well and regularly onto the spoken language, but you need to *know* the rules, which are at least simpler than those of English.
@@talideon That's what I initially figured about my name, but I've been hard pressed to find anyone who is actually Irish despite nearly everyone claiming to be. My friend knew someone from Ireland who said it was pronounced Donohan and any other pronunciation was the influence of ignorant English. I never spoke to that person, though, and the whole literal game of telephone thing wasn't much to go on, especially when part of it involved texting.
You are going to discuss Alan Tudyk and not mention he was in Firefly???? On another note. Patrick has either stolen his hair or his beard, no way they come from the same DNA.
That's not the etymology of "dungaree". It comes from the Marathi word "dongrī", referring to a heavy, hard-wearing fabric, and has nothing to do with colours. And they *are* dungarees in British English.
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What about Aslan?
@@pas-giaw6055 Is it not from Turkic?
Aslan is Turkish for lion.
Aslan
congrats on #2 Patrick!!!!
Álainn might be the Irish word they're thinking of, though I'd normally translate it as "beautiful". Source: am Irish
My online translation tool says the same.
Best source I’ve ever seen
I don't care about anything else in the video, it starts with a groundhog yelling "Alan" and that's good enough for an immediate and untouchable Thumbs Up.
couldn't place it precisely, but that clip has been around a good long while. that's only a short segment of the whole thing, too - after trying to get Alan's attention for quite some time, the prairie dog realizes "that's not Alan, that's Steve! STEVE! STEVE!! ..." you get the idea.
@@karlijnlike4lane I forget the name of the show, but it's from a wildlife voiceover show by Ricky Gervais. I've seen that clip several times, and my brother-in-law Steve got a REAL kick out of it when I showed it to him!
Alan is the most common name among moonwalking astronauts (Alan Bean, Apollo 12; Alan Shepard, Apollo 14) with second place belonging to everyone else in a ten-way tie.
Not true; it's in a tie with Charles (Charles "Pete" Conrad, Apollo 12; Charles Duke, Apollo 16).
If you take into account middle names, Eugene also has two astronauts (Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Apollo 11; Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17).
If we are going to be **really** lax with the meaning of "name", then "Junior" is a clear winner with 4 astronauts (Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. - 11; Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. - 12; Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. - 14; Charles Moss Duke, Jr. - 16).
I’m not sure about Alan, but the female name Alanna is a derivation of the Irish phrase “a leanbh” meaning “my child”.
My name is Steve and I have a good friend named Alan, and yes we reference the ALAN! ALAN! ALAN! Video often 😂
Also Alanis Morissette got her name because her parents wanted a female version of Alan, her dad’s name
STEVE! say hi to ALAN!
My name is Alan and my best friend of 42 years is Steve. I have come across that pairing of friendships a couple of times.
I'm Alan. And my middle name is Stephen.
Thank you for the video, I did an ethomology search too a while ago and wasn't convinced by the handsome explanation either.
Also Alan is pretty common in México too and you forgot my boy Alan Watts.
Que onda, mira nomas otro Alan ;)
I had a job at MTA some years ago where they had us in pairs reading off names from applications to ensure that they were transcribed into the computer correctly (we were temps, and when they decided it was a waste of time, they canned us instead of reassigning us other work). One of my coworkers thought Allen was always spelled as I just typed it and didn't realize that Alan and Allan were common spelling variants.
I recall my third grade (1984-5) teacher bringing in a book about name meanings, and according to it, assuming she was actually reading it, was "wanderer." I've never found that etymology anywhere else. What I found in further research was that it was the Latin version of "Celt." That would explain why a famous Italian opera singer like Renata Scotto could have that name.
that's not more than enough on the name "Alan": did you happen to catch this in Wikipedia? "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"), 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), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *(H1)el-Hn- "deer, hind" (perhaps denoting an animal - generally cervids - with red or brown fur)."
Alans still exist in a way. Osettians are their descendents and Osettian is an extant Alanic language.
Here in Chile, a common joke name is "Alan Brito", which in Spanish sounds like "little wire"
jajaja siempre me pongo asi en los juegos Alan Brito Delgado
You forgot the BEST Alan: Dr. Alan Grant from _Jurassic Park_ !
Maybe there was a very handsome guy born near small rock area? Also you forgot Alan Alda.
"Another similar-looking word in Irish is álainn and Scottish Gaelic àlainn, which means "beautiful".
From the wikipedia article on Alan
I would just like to add that Alan is a very common name in Kurdish regions.
Wow, your videos are amazing! I love your content! Your videos are always so interesting and u have such a calming voice :)
It sounds like Patrick has a crab friend in this episode XD
or a set of Spanish dancers
I was listening to this with the screen off in a dark room and literally thought something was wrong with my phone.
If he wasn't so enthusiastic, it wouldn't have been a problem to put his mic on them overalls
"Ailín" would be pronounced "AL-een". "Ail" means "stone, rock".
My late dad’s name was Alan, and If I ever have a son, I plan on naming him after him.
So, “handsome“ may be a bad translation for what the original word actually meant. Maybe it meant “clear skinned“ “bright eyed“ something that denotes handsomeness without saying the word handsome. So maybe the old Irish word meaning yellow, I don’t know what it is it’s just an example here, was some thing like the name Alan. Maybe, in this purely hypothetical time I’m talking about yellow-ness, like blondness was handsome. That might be where part of the disconnect is. I don’t have a dog in this fight. I don’t care either way.
Yellowness, I'm not so sure of. A quick look on eDIL shows "álaind" in Old Irish was pretty close to its current meaning of "attractive, splendid, excellent", and was used generally, unrestricted to any sex, unlike "beautiful" in English. The meaning of "splendid, excellent" is still there when used adverbially, though "álainn" by itself primarily means just "attractive" to me.
Grandpa was an Allan. That's Dad's my middle name. Mom didn't know there's two L's in my middle name till we were filling out government paperwork when I was 16. 🤣
I think, an interesting idea would be the concept of matchin names for the different genders. I mean from the male version to get a female version and vice versa.
There are names like these already
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I know. I mean a video about this.
The name Frank does not come from the Franks, but both come from the same root: the word "frank", which is still existent in many modern Germanic languages, originally meaning free or unbound. That's why the Franks called themselves that way, as they were not subjects to the Roman Empire, as opposed to other German tribes left of the Rhine river.
The sources I've seen suggest that it's actually the other way around - modern usage of the word "frank" to mean "free" in both modern germanic and romance languages derives from the name for the Franks - although the word definitely acquired the that sense of "free" or "unbound" from the group's status relative to their neighbours. However, that usage only appears in middle ages, by which time the Franks had been around calling themselves Franks for a good few hundred years.
Obviously, since they are a Germanic tribe (and the name seems to be one they chose for themselves), the ethnic term "Frank" probably has some Germanic or Nordic root, but not with any sense of "free" until later. There's a theory that it comes from a type of spear called a "frankon" (by analogy with the term "Saxon" coming from the "seax", a kind of short sword), although again that might be derived from the tribe name (e.g. a frankon is "a Frankish spear"). There's also some speculation that the tribe name originally comes from ancient Germanic or Nordic words meaning "fierce", "courageous" or perhaps "greedy", but again, that sense appears to have been thoroughly lost by the time frank starts to mean "free".
I can't believe despite being British, you forgot Alan Davies, how could you?
I remember The Alans being covered on QI, at the expense of Alan Davies, of course 😆
I'm an Alan myself :D it's my middle name and I don't use it much tho, I thought I was the only one having trouble figuring out the origin of the name, kinda sad that you called it an old man name though, here in Argentina I met a lot of Alans and most of them were as exciting as exciting Keiths lmao
My time has come
Alan Tudyk is also in Firefly!
And in _A Knight's Tale._
I'm an Allen, but I am everything except boring, according to my friends and exes. I have scars and references if you need them to prove it.
I have an uncle named Alan, named after my grandmother's brother who died of polio at two years old.
I had heard that Allan meant Peace and Harmony. My name, "Lorie Allan Lanktree", comes out as "Peace between two trees" when translated using this meaning and I like that.
The Alans were an Iranian people group, but they came from the Caucasus during their main migration/s to Western Europe.
The th in Irish is a huh sound so dah-hule. The h brings the tongue back further in the mouth. Try it with "tuh" and the tongue is behind the teeth, now move it to just on the ridge behind that. Should notice a huh sound.
Álainn is beautiful and from Alind in old Irish according to Vendryes. Not sure if it maps to PIE.
Not bad work on the vowel sounds though. Well done.
Don't forget Alan Alda of M*A*S*H and many other shows and films.
I´m an Alen from Croatia. As far as I know, in the Balkans the name became popular in the 70s, due to the famous french actor Alain Delon. And because we spell everything as we pronounce it, Alain became Alen. Today it´s considered a normal name like any other traditional one.
I have an uncle whose given names are Alan Douglas. He has gone by Doug his entire cognizant life. He’s a very late period boomer.
Alan is my middle name, spelled as such. I don’t know why it was chosen, as I was named after two individuals…named Samuel and Abraham, of all things.
Omg, the spoon player accompaniment is fresh!
Alan/Allen seems to be a popular middle name in the States.
As someone named "insert name discussed in video" though with two L's. When researching where my name came from, I ended up believing the same as you Patrick, that the name came from the Alani tribe, but i'd love to know if someone else has done a deep dive into the name :P
What's your name?
Loads of Allans in my family , all with the Scottish spelling of Allan. There's one six generations back in my direct male line, then it goes John, Allan, John, David, John.
My name please! Mallory, spelled the only correct way, obvs. My parents chose it off an 80’s sitcom (Family Ties) and later in life I found out that it means unlucky…something I’ve truly exhibited my entire life. Case in point, I’ve been hit by 3 cars as a pedestrian/cyclist in the crosswalk in two different countries!
I knew an Alan from my elementary school. He spells it Allan. Alan can be spelled like Allen or Alen. There is also, the brain from Author who names Allen but goes by the Brain by his friends
Don't forget the Welsh spelling of Alun too 😉
What about the other spellings?
Allan and Allen, I usually see these as last names though.
I know numerous Alans including the best man at my wedding. One of my 6 daughters is named Alana though I’m not really sure if that’s a derivative of Alan or if it has a completely separate origin.
Yeah I don’t blame you, Alan tends to exaggerate doesn’t he?
I have a cousin named Alan. I always thought he was boring, but I think that's likely because I thought all my boy cousins were boring as a kid 😄
My middle name is Allen. Named after my grandfather there, but I was told it meant "All knowing."
Sidenote: Patrick, Please DO NOT attach your microphone to your overalls in the future. The popping and clicking had me thinking my headphones were failing before I realized this video was the source.
There are a few other names that(ultimately) also mean Little Rock, like Petrina and Pierina
"Stop that incessant clicking!"
In all seriousness, something is constantly clicking in this video. Is it the buttons of his overalls? Maybe don't wear overalls in the future.
I'm guessing this is the last time you wear overalls when you shoot
What is in between words and names?
My husband is named Alan and he is from Mexico. I was surprised at the Celtic origin. I would have thought it to be Arabic. I need to learn more about the Alans tribe. And yes, you might consider him kind of boring; he has a PhD in chemistry.
i have come to the conclusion that life needs more castanets.
Alan Arkin moved from the stage to screen in the classic Cold War comedy "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming". He got an Oscar nomination for his performance and he absolutely deserved it. The trailer for this movie is here on YT and is absolutely worth watching. It has Alan Arkin in character being interviewed in character by an American reporter in the Soviet Union that shows clips from the movie as if it is a documentary.
I have no evidence or expertise to back this up, but little rock could just be referring to Ireland itself (it's a small island compared to what's around it).
I know what you meant, but "Alan Turing, the mastermind behind the Enigma code" - just to be 100% clear, Turing was the mastermind who CRACKED the enigma code for the Allies, just to make it clear which side he was on! The man behind the Enigma code/machine was a German inventor called Arthur Scherbius, working some time in the 1920s.
'Dungarees' is a funny name for smæk-bukser
In the US, they're called overalls or bib overalls.
@@alidaweber1023 although sometimes dungarees is used here in the US instead of the word overalls. ...
But I'm more used to dungarees simply to mean pants, especially generic work pants.
@@langreeves6419 I always understood it to be another word specifically for jeans or denim pants. Your definition is probably correct though.
Octavius/Actavius would be an interesting name discussion
Loved the Alan Alan Alan clip lol
Another famous Alan, Alan Davis from Qi
I am from Peru my second name is Alan, Alan's origin is from England
It doesn't take a genius to investigate it for more years, it's more than obvious because in England there are many who are called Alan
I give DJ Alan Walker as an example, he is British, now I am going to do another example here in Peru
the surname Quispe is common, logically
the surname is of Peruvian origin,
As for the name Alan, there are many Germanic, French, Persian versions,
Asians and I don't know what other nationalities they invent but they keep saying that nobody knows where Alan comes from but if you realize in England there are many Englishmen called Alan that's why
The origin of the name Alan is obviously of British origin, it is from England, just like the surname Quispe is common in Peru, well the same thing happens in England, many English people are called Alan, the British already used the name Alan from the beginning, that's why the name Alan is owned by England and is of English British origin
Pierre and Stone are both names that mean “rock.”
"Alain" (pronounced Ah-line) is the Scottish Gaelic version of that word, and is indeed a not-too-uncommon name. Not sure how the Irish spell it though, their orthography is different
what's that clicking sound ?
Mike/ buckle
A group of Sarmatian Alans, originally from the Caucasus and driven westward by the Huns, invaded the Roman Empire, one tribe settled in Armorica in northern France, an area also settled by Celtic Britons and now called Brittany. The French as a result have the name Alain, and since William the Conqueror took a large contingent of Bretons with his army the name arrived in England. This sequence of events seems to support the tribal Alan etymology, and is much more believable than handsome or little rock, which I suspect was invented by the people who write baby name books.
I have certainly always thought it was of Breton origin.
There is also Alan-a-Dale from the Robin Hood stories.
Oh we got to my name
As the Pahlavi L is commutable with Sanskrit R: the ARYANS/ ALANS, i.e. IRANIAN S
Can you do Sakura?
The book I have says it comes from a Breton word meaning handsome, not Irish.
What's the word? The reason people suspect it came from Irish is that the word for "attractive" is "álainn", which is descended from the Old Irish word "álaind" with the same meaning. From what I could dig up, there's no Breton word with that meaning, but "alan" in Breton may have had a meaning more like "deer, animal", much as in Welsh.
@@talideon See we are solving this problem... Maybe this name has been used on different places with different meanings?
The clacking reminds me of that Goblin song.
I know someone with "Allen" for their family name.
If this was a Spanish channel i would propose James, because it has like at least 5 common popular variants that not to obvious : Iago, Thiago, Santiago, Diego and Jaime
How many versions of John are there?
Xuán, Juan, Juanito, Juanita, Juana?
@@brokkrep Ivan too
@@ShakeMilkyWay1 Is that spanish?
@@brokkrep Ivan is the Russian variant of John/Juan, also pretty common here. If you think in old Latin script where sometimes J=I and U=V, you could see the similarity between Juan and Ivan
What about the etymology of the correctly spelled Allen?
I always understood the name "Alan" to come from celtic origins. "Allen" came later as a Tudor variation.
Double letters were very popular variations in Tudor times.
Daryl vs. Darrell is another example.
Hamish would be a fascinating name to cover
I've asked multiple Irish people how to say my name, and never gotten the same answer twice. I wouldn't assume an Irish word does or does not sound like whatever you want. :-P
"mh" varies in pronunciation across dialects. Historically, /v/ and /w/ weren't distinct sounds in Irish, and are only distinguished these days under the influence of English. /'daˌwən/ or /'daˌvən/ would be the two pronunciations I'd expect from most people, which you'll also get some people using [β] or a nasalised [v], all of which are allophonic. Irish spelling maps well and regularly onto the spoken language, but you need to *know* the rules, which are at least simpler than those of English.
@@talideon That's what I initially figured about my name, but I've been hard pressed to find anyone who is actually Irish despite nearly everyone claiming to be. My friend knew someone from Ireland who said it was pronounced Donohan and any other pronunciation was the influence of ignorant English. I never spoke to that person, though, and the whole literal game of telephone thing wasn't much to go on, especially when part of it involved texting.
My dad's name was Allan.
Shame you just put the one spelling though.
Yeah I felt that too.
Be cool to see one about Cameron
Can u do a video on the origin of Jenna, that’s my name btw! ☺️
I wonder how many Americans get the Alan Partridge reference? AHA!
I knew a man named Camillus. Interesting name.
The alan "dreary" slander will not be tolerated
I'll go on a limp and say: The popularity of Alan in the US is entirely Rickman's fault ;)
You are going to discuss Alan Tudyk and not mention he was in Firefly???? On another note. Patrick has either stolen his hair or his beard, no way they come from the same DNA.
Alanus: the roman name for the wolf goddess worshipers.
I know 2 Alans 1 my age 38 and the other 60s or early 70s the uncle of my childhood friend.
You should have re-recorded the video.
🤔 interesting.. I gave my 2nd son a middle name of Allen. Not quite the same name.
Can you do a lion king episode the meaning of all the characters names
Beatrice/Beatrix
What about "Allen" or "Allan"?
Those are not dungarees, they are denim bib overalls. Dungarees need to be dun colored.
That's not the etymology of "dungaree". It comes from the Marathi word "dongrī", referring to a heavy, hard-wearing fabric, and has nothing to do with colours.
And they *are* dungarees in British English.
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no wrestler called Alan, i reckon?
Hello Alan here from Mexico, I like the Irish people lol ;P
Plz do Lucy!!
My last name is Allen I was always told it ment Ale Man
What about Alan Davies. He's not boring. Lol
Allen? Allan?
My middle name is Alana named after my grandad Alan
How do you pronounce your name? Mine is uh (L) ann uh
@@alanavineyard2045 Uh La na
it's definitely álainn
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