Alan

I knew a guy named Alan in middle school but now it just sounds like an old man's name.

Glitzy and ridiculous.

It doesn't look complete without the double L but I like it as a middle name.

I find this name classic and pretty nice. Not a bad choice if you're looking for a simple name.

I like it. It works well in pretty much every European language and despite being short is not super generic which makes me like it a lot. I do not like the spelling Allan though cause it reminds me of a certain far-right individual...

I don't really like the spelling of it; but I do like the Stokes Twins! Prefer Allen.

Alan is my husband's name and we used a feminine spelling of it as our daughter's middle name - Charlotte Allyn. She loves it!

Alan sounds like a name for a smart person.

It has a tacky ring to it for some reason.

The name Alan is smart, sexy, refined, classy and overall a really nice name :).

I like this name, it sounds incredibly strong and masculine and handsome sounding.

Alan is the name of two of my relatives. I know Allan/Allen is more common but growing up with Alan is natural to me. It's strong and handsome. I think it's sweet!

This is my name, but I don't like it to be honest because it always gets misspelled as either Allan or Allen so I go by my nickname Al so I will no longer have to correct people. Aside from my name being misspelled a lot I used to get teased back in grade school where people would laugh at the name for no reason.

Growing up I hated Alan as my first name so my family called me by my middle name. There were 3 Alan's in my high school class all with the same spelling. As an adult I have very rarely come across the same "Alan" spelling. I have found people will almost always spell my name Allen unless I tell them otherwise.

Alan is one of those boring, flat sounding kind of male names. Also, it's pretty outdated. I don't see any appeal over the name Alan. Even though many people find the name John boring and common, the classic name John sooo beats this name!

Alan reminds me of a creepy forty-something man with greasy hair and bad social skills. This is why I detest this name, plus the name itself sounds a tad off to me.

When I first saw this name as a child, I thought it was pronounced A-LAN and didn't realize it was another version of Allen. The spelling Allen has always seemed much more intuitive and attractive to me, though I've also grown to like Allan. The Alan spelling also makes me think of the horrid Alan Chartock, the head of NPR in Upstate New York.

If Alan really means handsome, then that makes sense! There is a REALLY handsome guy at my school named Alan. I like this name because it's manly yet elegant :)

I have a brother in law that's named Alan. I don't really like the name, something about the sound of it kind of makes it weird for me.

This is a great name, it's very handsome and masculine sounding, it's simple yet elegant, classic yet urban and best of all, it goes well at any age, it's cute for a little boy and respectable for an adult man.

It's also a Polish name, but I don't like it, it's strange and it sounds stupid for me.

I named my son in honour of Alan Wilder, the talented musician, ex-member of Depeche Mode. I'm Russian, and in country this name is met extremely seldomly (only among inhabitants of Caucasus is this name rather popular). My family and friends were surprised with my choice, it sounds exotic for Russian. In 30 years of 20th century foreign names were popular in Russia, but now it's fashionable to give traditional Russian names. In my view they often sound disharmonious.

Alan is the name of my incredibly handsome fiancé and I love it! It’s simple, sophisticated, and original, all in one.

Makes for a good strong middle name for a guy.

Some things to keep in mind if you're thinking about naming your child Alan. My husband's name is Alan. Others rarely spell his name right (often they spell it Allen or Allan). We have a two syllable last name that also ends in the letter "n" so the two names sort of "run into each other." He constantly has to repeat his name. Therefore, he often introduces himself as Al instead of Alan to avoid confusion. About half the time he gets called Al. Personally, I like his name, but he really doesn't.

My middle name is Allyn, since both my dad and grandfather (different sides of the family) had that as their middle names, and my mom decided to give me a unique version as I am a girl. I LOVE my middle name and that I have yet to meet another girl with the name or even close to my spelling. :)

I didn't really like the name 'Alan' that much when I was younger. Now I think it's kind of cute. You can also spell it ALLan or AllEn.