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[Opinions] Alan...
wdyt?Alando you like this name?
what comes to your mind when you hear the name?
what would be a good middle name? sibset? thx
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I'm starting to like it. It is the middle names of my father in-law George Alan and Uncle Mark Allen This is also my brother in-laws first name. Alan Timothy
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it works well with lots of names, doesnt it?!
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I find it dated. I think I might prefer the spelling Allen, but I don't really think it's especially cool. Alain is a bit better.
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1. Yes
2. I think of dark hair, dark eyes, and handsome (since the name means little rock or handsome)
3. Possible combos for Alan:
Alan James
Alan Robert
Alan Kenneth
Alan Shane
Alan Noah
Alan Thomas
Alan Samuel
Alan Gregory
Alan Derek / Derrick
Alan Nathaniel
Alan Patrick
Alan Luke / Alan Lucas
Alan Matthew
Alan Timothy
Alan Rhys
Alan Bradley
Alan Blake
Alan Gabriel
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really nice combos :-)
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Thank you.
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Alan! A childhood friend and neighbour, I see him so clearly now. so, yes, I like the name, always have.
Sibset?-Alan and David.
Alan, Roderick and Johanna.
Alan, Cassandra and Elizabeth. (always called Beth.)
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nice to here about your friend :-)Alan and david sounds good but David is totaly not my style :-/Johanna is a close friend of mine and elizabeth is DH's sister.
Roderick and Cassandra...not my cup of tea
but nice to here thay go with Alan well
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Alan seems very bland and white-bread to me, also the name of a middle-aged man. It's hard to imagine a little boy with the name.
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ok...heard opinions like that.what name woud sute Alan's brother and sister?
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I can imagine an Alan with a brother named Paul, and a sister named Janet.
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Janet never but Paul is lovely
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I like it a lot. I think it works well with classic names or more unique Irish and Scottish names. It seems to have the same flavor as James to me, but it is less popular where I live.
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I love Alan and James and yes...has the same flaver but Alan is much less popultar then James :-)
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For some reason I classify Alan with Brian, Colin and Denis/Dennis (the A,B,C,D thing is entirely coincidental!). I think of those names as having the same vintage and all remind me of middle-aged men in knitted cardigans. Not sure why. Having said that, Alan and Colin are the two of that quartet that I don't really mind, in contrast to the others.
Alan was brought to England by the Bretons/Normans so it is a well-established historic name. I marginally prefer the Allan spelling that the Scots favour, and I quite like the Welsh Alun.
Allen is nice too, but perhaps too much the surname version and too similar to Ellen.
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hmmm a very interestimg post i must sayi would never put Alan next to Brian and Denis
but Alan sims to be close to colin in my opinionspelling ..well...oter of taste but simularity to Ellen shock me! Well it is smillar in sound but i never thought of it.
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