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Meaning & History
Dutch phonetical spelling of the French name Aline. The name also occurs as a short form of the related name Alina, in which case it is used strictly informally (i.e. not as an official name on birth certificates).In medieval times, Alien also occurred as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of the unisex name Aljen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records. Examples of other such names are Antien and Jantien.