Names

Finnish diminutive of names beginning with Al. This is also the Finnish word for a type of duck.

Variant of Alan. A famous bearer of this name was Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), an American beat poet. Another is the American film director and actor Woody Allen (1935-), who took the stage name Allen from his real first name.

Means “cheerfulness, joy” in Italian.

Means “cheerful, lively” in Italian. It was borne by a short-lived illegitimate daughter of Lord Byron (1817-1822).

Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element adal meaning “noble”.

Dutch form of Adalhard.

Variant of Alannah.

Variant of Alana.

Variant of Alan. The American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) got his middle name from the surname of the parents who adopted him.

Derived from Arabic الإله (al-ilah) meaning “the deity”. It is primarily used to refer to the Islamic God, though it was originally used by pre-Islamic Arabs, and is sometimes used by Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews.