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Ailean is a masculine given name in the Scottish Gaelic language. It is the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of the name Alan, Allan in English. Alan is considered to be a name of Celtic origin, possibility derived from a word meaning "rock"; it was introduced to England by Breton followers of William the Conqueror, in the 11th century.

List of people with the given name

• Ailean Maclean, (fl. 16th century), a Scotsman popularised in 19th century folklore
• Ailéan mac Ruaidhrí, (died ×1296), Norwegian and Scottish magnate

References

1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 6, 399, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
2. Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 714, ISBN 0-203-22259-8

• Scottish Gaelic masculine given names
• Scottish given names