Meaning: (Precious, Harmony, Peace, the Cheerful Handsome
One, Little Rock, Variant of Allan,
This interesting name is of Celtic origin, and
derives from a personal name of great antiquity. The name Alan, is thought to
derive from the Gaelic "ailin", little rock, a diminutive of
"ail", rock, and was introduced into England and later to Ireland by
the Breton followers of William the Conqueror after 1066, among whom it was a
very popular given name. One man in particular is credited with being the first
of the name into England; Alan Fergeant, Count of Brittany and a companion of
the Conqueror, and later first Earl of Richmond in Yorkshire. The personal name
is recorded in its Latinized form of "Alanus" in the Domesday Book of
1086, although the surname is not recorded until the first half of the 13th
Century (see below). The modern surname can be found in a variety of forms,
including: Allen, Alen, Alleyn, Alleyne, Allain, Alan, Allan, Allin, Allon,
Allans and FitzAlan. Recordings from London Church Registers include the
christening of William Alleyne at St. Mary's, Whitechapel, on December 30th
1606. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
Geoffrey Alein, which was dated 1234, in the "Feet of Fines of
Cambridgeshire", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The
Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments
introduced personal taxation. In
England this was known as Poll Tax.
Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to
"develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original
spelling.
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Alleyne)
Origin: (Old German, Old English, Irish, Celtic)
Pronunciation: (AELEYN)
Gender: Female
There was a book my sister was recommending and one of the
books in the series the author wrote was named Alleyne. Apparently it is an old
name. The meanings are pretty but the pronunciations are tricky for me.
