How to Say "Alan" in Japanese

アラン

The English name Alan is written as アラン in Japanese.

アラン is used as a male given name.

Meaning: male given name (name)

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Japanese lacks a 'l' sound, so アラン is pronounced with a Japanese 'r', which is a flick of the tongue similar to the 'tt' in the English word 'better'.
When introducing yourself as アラン, you might be asked if you are 'half' hafu, a common Japanese term for people of mixed ethnic heritage.
If you wish to write アラン using kanji characters, you must choose characters for their sounds rather than meaning, such as 亜蘭, which means 'second' and 'orchid'.

アランと言います。
My name's Alan.
This sentence is useful for introducing yourself using アラン.
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アランさんは、歌人です。
Alan is a poet.
This sentence is useful for identifying someone as a poet using アラン.
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テリー・テイトの息子のアラン・テイトです。
I'm Alan Tate, Terry Tate's son.
This sentence is useful for stating your identity and parentage using アラン.
Tatoeba #10097937 by small_snow, translation #253030 by CN
私の友達はアランです。
My friend's name is Alan.
アランさんはイギリスから来ました。
Alan came from England.
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Misaki is asking Yota about his new friend.

美咲 Misaki

その新しい友達の名前は？
Sono atarashii tomodachi no namae wa?
What is that new friend's name?
陽太 Yota

アランだよ。
Aran da yo.
It's Alan.
美咲 Misaki

アランさんは、親切そうね。
Aran-san wa, shinsetsu sō ne.
Alan sounds like a kind person.
陽太 Yota

うん、とてもいい人だよ。
Un, totemo ii hito da yo.
Yeah, he is a very good person.

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