In Ireland and Scotland there are Gaelic forms of the name which may, or may not be etymologically related to the name introduced by the Bretons. In Breton, alan is a colloquial term for a fox and may originally have meant deer, making it cognate with Old Welsh alan (cf.here are numerous differing etymologies attributed to the name. The name was first introduced into England by Bretons who took part in the Norman Invasion in the 11th century. Today there are numerous variations of Alan, a short form, and there are also numerous feminine forms of the name as well.
About 8.7 million (give or take 1.3 million) is the new, estimated total number of species on Earth -- the most precise calculation ever offered -- with 6.5 million species on land and 2.2 million in oceans. Announced by the Census of Marine Life, the figure is based on a new analytical technique.
Human population, species extinction. Human population, species extinction. âRight now there are over 7 billion people on this planet, and our population is still growing dramatically. Every day we add about 214,000 people to the planet. Keep in mind that is the net gain of 214,000 people, births minus deaths.