First names in Hebrew

First name Alan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלן

Gematria value: 81

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Alan is written אלן

Meaning and origin

What does Alan mean?

Meaning: disputed ("little rock" or "harmony")
Origin: Celtic

Alan is an old Breton name whose origin is uncertain: it may mean "little rock" or "harmony", or recall the Alans, an ancient people. It came to England with the Normans and was widely given in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century. Allen and Allan are common spellings.

Gematria

Alan = 81

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלן has 3 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total81

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Alan, from א to ן:

אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃

“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”

Deuteronomy 3:25

The book of your first name

Alan, in nine pages

• Alan, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Alan
• Alan, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Alan in three answers

How do you write Alan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Alan is written אלן.

What is the gematria value of Alan?
Written אלן, Alan is worth 81: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Alan mean?
Disputed ("little rock" or "harmony") (origin: Celtic). Alan is an old Breton name whose origin is uncertain: it may mean "little rock" or "harmony", or recall the Alans, an ancient people. It came to England with the Normans and was widely given in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century. Allen and Allan are common spellings.