Alan

[al-uhn]

noun

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

Example Sentences

I met my friend Alan almost 20 years ago, when we were both working at Gourmet magazine.

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Of all the things I’ve talked and written about over my decades of cooking in test kitchens and restaurant kitchens, that was Alan’s takeaway?

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As a Wall Street economist, former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan developed a lifelong fondness for watching scrap-metal prices.

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Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was ousted last year after a board probe found a romantic relationship violated company policy.

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“The arrow is pointing upwards—they’re thinking of increased head count and taking advantage of the boom that is coming,” said Alan Johnson of compensation-consulting firm Johnson Associates.

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