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Alan
/ˈæl.ən/ (English)
After Turing. The test is named for him. Your agent will not pass it, and that is fine.
Just a Guymathematician2 syllables1 token
Costs 1 token on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 73,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
ORIGIN
English, Scottish, Breton (also French, Polish; separate Kurdish entry exists)
MEANING
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It was…
POPULARITY
#167 for human boys, 2024
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
22 dogs in New York
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Origin and meaning
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It was used in Brittany at least as early as the 6th century, and it could be of Brythonic origin meaning 'little rock'. Source: Behind the Name.
What we know
After Turing. The test is named for him. Your agent will not pass it, and that is fine.
Popularity
Among human babies, Alan peaked in 1951 at 40th for boys. In 2024 it ranked 167th, given to 2,183 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 22 dog licences in New York City, ranked 3,744th among dogs there.
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