Allan Lord is quite an interesting name. All names are interesting, in fact, when one begins to research what they mean and where their origins come from. Names in English alone may have hundreds of originating sources. When foreign names and their origins are also examined, it can be extremely interesting.

This name is generally considered masculine, and it may be spelled with two l's in the middle, or with only one. The name is thought to have come from a word that means precious in the Old German language. This name probably crossed over into English with the arrival of Germanic languages beside Anglo Saxon and Breton around the 7th century.

Also, it bears a resemblance to the Gaelic word "ailin" which means a small rock. It was probably through the Gaelic spoken by Breton subjects of William the Conqueror who introduced the name into the English language. Allen, the Earl of Brittany, was a knight who followed William of Hastings and was rewarded with vast estates and a large amount of money.

Alan is also a common family name throughout England, the United States and English-speaking countries. It may appear as "Allen" or any number of variants, but it is the same name. The name is linked to a warrior tribe in Russia and it is slightly changed in the Welsh "Alun". The French name appears as "Alain", and the Spanish is "Alano". Illen and Elwin are also variations on this name, and they have similar Breton origins.

"Lord" also bears some nobility in origin. English speakers know it to portray a certain civil standing that might be afforded to the master of a fancy house. But that word comes from the Saxon term "ored" signifying master. The Gaelic "ored" means superior, and the root may belong to the term "Hlaford", which literally is translated as "giver of bread".

Names in the early and middle years of Europe were usually a result of the trade that one's family worked in for a living. So Peter Thatcher probably came from a family of men who fixed roofs and John Smith's father was likely to have been a black smith or a silver smith. As time went on, the last names stayed even though the family had moved on to other endeavors.

Allan Lord, therefore, is the descendant of a wealthy family. It was common in the middle ages and rebounded in popularity in the 1950's in America and England because of a popular actor. Names, and all words, can be very interesting if they are studied as part of the study of language.

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