Alan

American  

[al-uhn] / ˈæl ən /

noun

1. a first name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”

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Example Sentences

Ang Lee’s 1995 version of “Sense and Sensibility,” with Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman and an Oscar-winning script by Ms. Thompson, has always seemed one of the better Austen films—entertaining, intelligent and faithful without making any sacrifice to cinematic excellence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Buffett digressed and spoke about former Bear Stearns CEO Alan “Ace” Greenberg, who originally hired Epstein about 50 years ago after Epstein decided to shift from teaching at a Manhattan private school to the investment business.

From Barron's

Higher prices at the pump could boost the overall inflation measured by the consumer price index by at least 1% in March, to 3.4%, says Alan Detmeister, executive director of Global Economic Research at UBS and a former Fed economist.

From Barron's

Alan Dershowitz, who is working as a consultant to Daedone’s legal team, called the indictment extremely dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal

And belying urban legends, there was no link to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve or the death of computing pioneer Alan Turing.

From Barron's