Alan (given name) masculine given name in the Welsh language; although it is not directly related to "Alan" (it is derived from Proto-Celtic "*alouno-" meaning either "nourishing" or "wandering"), today it is generally used as a variant form of the English name. An earlier bearer of this name is Alun of Dyfed, a character in the "Mabinogion". The name became popular in modern times when it was adopted as a bardic name by John Blackwell, a 19th-century Welsh poet. The short form of "Alan" is "Al". This name is a short form of numerous other etymologically unrelated names that begin with this syllable.
Hugh (given name) declension nominative into Middle Latin ("Hugo, Hugonis"); in English, however, historical figures of the continental Middle Ages are conventionally given the name in its modern English spelling, as in Hugh Capet (941–996), Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), Hugh of Cluny (1024–1109), Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053–1132), etc. Modern variants of the name include German "Hugo" and "Uwe", Dutch "Huig", Frisian "Hauke", Welsh "Huw", Italian "Ugo". In the tradition of anglicisation of Gaelic names by using similar-sounding, but etymologically unrelated replacements, "Hugh" also serves as a replacement for "Aodh" and "Ùisdean" (see Hughes (surname), Hughes (given name)). Hugh (given name) Hugh is