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Alan - ?? off the wall or retro and will seem cool?

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AlanMoore · 10/06/2013 21:20

I like it :)

Also like Francis (was on my list for DS), David, Paul, John, Anthony etc.

They will rise again, we'll be grandmas to baby Bernards and Pamelas and our kids will have grandchildren called Darren and Louise.

AlanMoore · 10/06/2013 21:20

I like it :)

Also like Francis (was on my list for DS), David, Paul, John, Anthony etc.

They will rise again, we'll be grandmas to baby Bernards and Pamelas and our kids will have grandchildren called Darren and Louise.

Beamur · 10/06/2013 21:12

Alan is just hideous and will take at least another generation before it can return.

mewkins · 10/06/2013 21:10

I would live to introduce a baby as Alan! In similar category to Kevin, Paul and Steve. Good solid 70S/80S names!

Zipitydooda · 09/06/2013 16:03

My son has a friend called Alain which is pronounced v similar but Al-an rather than Al-un. It is nicer and less dull a name.

QOD · 09/06/2013 15:08

Alan is old and bland and 40 yr old bloke BUT 1 000000 times better than Archie, Alfie, Noah, Stanley, Norman etc

TheSecondComing · 09/06/2013 14:47

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NotAnotherPackedLunch · 09/06/2013 14:27

At some point the anagram of Alan will be used.
I'd either spell it differently or better still find another name.

RedlipsAndSlippers · 09/06/2013 13:44

I know an Alan in his 40's ish, he's lovely, successful and a little bit nuts. It's not a name I would choose (wouldn't go with the surname) but your child will be who they are regardless, so if you like it, go for it.

RakeABedOfTyneFilth · 09/06/2013 13:40

Alain ? bit French, innit.

fussychica · 09/06/2013 13:32

Well it's better than the current craze for "old men down the pub names".
Rather Alan than Bertram or Stanley in my book but then I'm in my 50s and know a few men called Alan and have never considered their name relating to anal sex Shock

TheSecondComing · 09/06/2013 13:13

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miffybun73 · 09/06/2013 13:08

OK for an adult, but I just can't imagine a baby Alan.

BangOn · 09/06/2013 11:20

i know a very suave Alan in his 60s. it suits him but not sure it's a name most people could pull off

NorbertDentressangle · 09/06/2013 11:00

I knew a cat called Alan - that was cool.

A baby called Alan ? No, sorry, I don't find that cool.

Elquota · 09/06/2013 10:58

I think it's retro and cool.

Vatta · 09/06/2013 10:51

Yes, name him Aslan! Much better.

Coconutty · 09/06/2013 10:33

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TheBirdsFellDownToDingADong · 09/06/2013 10:32

It needs another generation or 2 before it will remotely approach the retro/cool band.

Birds' rule of thumb: If you have an Uncle in his 50s or 60s called it, it's not good.

yes, Derek, Brian, Keith, Alan, I am looking at you.....

(David and Stephen less so, I think, more classic (if booooooooring) because of Saints and things)

MummyMastodon · 09/06/2013 10:30

Add an 's'.

Aslan.

How cool is that? Wink

Madamecastafiore · 09/06/2013 10:17

Alan, David, Stephen all retro but soooo uncool.

MotheringShites · 09/06/2013 10:15

The Hangover.....

Badvoc · 09/06/2013 10:13

No

lljkk · 09/06/2013 10:13

I know a 9yo, sweet boy. Old-fashioned name, sure, but lots of old-fashioned names come into their own when bearer is about 20-30yo.

lisianthus · 09/06/2013 10:10

I love it. I think of it in terms of its Norman French roots, so tend to think of it in the same bracket as Giles or Hugh. Very Walter Scott.

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