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In 1982, Alan rejoined his original Osmond bandmates Wayne, Merrill and Jay to make a comeback as a country music band. “Country music really is the backbone of America,” Alan said.
Alan is a masculine given name in the English and Breton languages. Its surname form is Aland. [2] There is consensus that in modern English and French, the name is derived from the nomadic Iranian people known as the Alans, who settled in Western Europe during the Migration Period. [3]
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Alan is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "handsome, cheerful". Alan is the 167 ranked male name by popularity.
There are multiple entries for this name… Alan 1 m English, Scottish, Breton, French, Polish Alan 2 m Kurdish
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What does Alan mean? Alan as a boys' name is pronounced AL-an. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Alan is "precious". From Adal. Also possibly derived from the Gaelic "ailin" meaning "little rock". Introduced into England by Breton followers of William the Conqueror, such as Alan, Earl of Brittany, who was rewarded for his services with vast estates in the newly conquered kingdom ...
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