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The word 'alan'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
alanOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus44.314750
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 488.3 3 1
ABN - Aberdeen 31.5 3 2
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 4
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 141.8 55 4
WCE - West Central 31.1 7 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 31 5 1
GLA - Glasgow 75.4 15 3
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 48.6 37 18
SEA - South East (Borders) 48.4 4 4
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.8 4 4
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of alan in Corpus

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Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Next came Scooty Alan alwis luckan fur a fight on page 90

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Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Scooty Alan on page 136

1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
Robert Alan Jamieson on page 24

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ff night oot since Christmas. Alan Partridge then... Marlex? Hea(2013)

North Northern B (Caithness)

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
er patter is pish anal...oops alan(2020)

Mid Northern A

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Says Peter til brave Alan then,
"Turn roon! Turn roon!"says Alan
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
auns. 'Alec, Airchie, Arthur, Alan, Albert, Alister....Staun up
1 matches

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ison, Iain Crichton Smith and Alan Spence. Murray, whiles aided
nd the laist completed wis wi Alan Spence in 2000.
settin frae verses written by Alan Hull, an it fairly breenges a
3 matches

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
An Appreciation of Alan's Service on page 11

2 matches

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
wk fit got back in. Apart fae Alan Donnelly, obviously.
1 matches

General Northern

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
in her denner. Ma peer Uncle Alan gein her the side een, silent on page 98

1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
ScotlandNT Lookin tae see foo Alan campbell links up we his futu(2020)

@Franwella tweeted
r like they did on Monday for Alan Carr........Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr(2011)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
2 @Douneside @Orchid_Aberdeen Alan & Ronnie, nae happy wee their(2018)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
hae claimed, but a body cried Alan Wallace. There is guid eviden
1 matches

(South) East Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Gran!' Alan creshed, squallochin like a p on page 34
'Awwwwwwww,' squalloched Alan is she drew hes haunds awa. on page 35
tull haudin the ruggy edges o Alan's cut thegither. Alan'd nae r on page 36
'Aww. It's cauld,' Alan squalloched. on page 36
Alan's gran stid wi her big haund on page 37

40 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
? Cagey n that. That is until Alan Smith, oor midfield dynamo, o on page 105
he's hellbent oan geein poor Alan a right piece ae his mind. on page 106

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
that taen pairt an aw.Maister Alan Blackie, high Heid Ane o Eddi
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Morvern Callar - Alan Warmer
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
on Wednesday 25 Juin when Mr Alan Blackie, Director o Education
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
isentit tae the winners bi Mr Alan Blackie, Director o Education
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
graphic novels wis written bi Alan Grant an illustratit bi Cam K
inlat for a team the likes o Alan Grant an Cam Kennedy tae fetc
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
includes animals: Glen Eagle (Alan Steele), the Stag (Stewart Ca
es been pawkiely distilled bi Alan Grant (faumous for writin for
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ustic musical divert alang wi Alan Cody on Guitar. Efter the bre
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
c1066 that point is priceless alan - still cannae believe big a (2021) twitter link
tAmFA @TeamfinderScot1 cheers alan (2020) twitter link
tland @NicolaSturgeon spot on alan - b oan tae you (2020) twitter link
8 @ajmc1066 one size fits all alan lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Hielanders, a later letter ti Alan Bold bi Scott, Scott’s awn
1 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
ect, chaired by the wyce-like Alan MacGillivray o Jordanhill Col
cottish Lit in Glesca Uni, or Alan Riach, the current chair o th
2 matches

Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
iterature Project, chaired by Alan MacGillvray an pit thegither
an Teaching Scottish Lit (ed. Alan MacGillivray), should hae bee
2, edited by Douglas Gifford, Alan MacGillivray et al, wi an adv
an Teaching Scottish Lit (ed. Alan MacGillivray), should hae bee
4 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ae face wi’ nane ithir than Alan Breac Stewart! He quickly poi
n’ west, an’ tae ma shock Alan Breac stood up, frae time tae
ow as the chase passed me by. Alan saw me clearly an’ ken't me
n’ aw’budy were blamin’ Alan Breac. We took oor catch, the
Then the truth hit us, gin Alan Breac committed the murder, t
5 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
least, there's yir main man. Alan Williams. Azzy, A git called. on page 8
ice? I don't care about that, Alan, but my boss does. Your guida on page 36
'Be careful, Alan, and be nice to Shaun, his mu on page 37
'You too, Alan.' on page 52
'Indeed not, Alan . . . but this could have bee on page 54
Also on pages 55, 59
13 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
..need a haircut...beard like Alan Parsons fae Jumanji. on page 3

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
don’t know me, my name’s Alan Dempster, ah’m Jacqueline O
1 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
n the deein meinutes tae deny Alan Gordon an gie his team the go on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
vin a paper luikin at the wey Alan Cummings an Forbes Masson hid on page 33

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Letters to the Editor - Sea-maws, (The Scotsman 2000) Central, newspaper
A wis fair taen wi Alan Crawford's wee story aboot th on page 13

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ed Callum and The Mountain bi Alan MacClure, whaur the Scots lei on page 57
hetland an 'Shroomal', Robert Alan Jamieson's first gaithery o p on page 60

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
there's alan and alan and alan gilzean on page 33

3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
cotland, The Aberdeen Cantus, Alan Ramsay's The Evergreen and Th on page 69

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
the furst tae rin oot o pech. Alan an Wullie, aw thit wis left o on page 63
"Poem?" Alan an Fatty lukkit it him. on page 64
n back amang the claes lines. Alan dooned a German dive bomber a on page 65

9 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ovel in Scots in Full Colour, Alan Grant, ill. Cam Kennedy, tr. on page 119

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ments, eds. Caroline Erskine, Alan R. MacDonald and Michael Penm on page 130

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
"Alan Sleater, will you turn round on page 37

1 matches

wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
throu the literary revivals o Alan Ramsay, Robert Fergusson an R
1 matches

Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
memmers o pairlament raivelt. Alan Brown MP, that wis electit as
fowk they represent. Guid oan Alan Brown MP!
2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
glish. I tellt him that while Alan Ramsay micht hae dune weel en
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@bluesey01 Afternoon Alan... And the same tae yersel' m (2022) twitter link

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@alandmcclure Thanks awfy, Alan!(2019)

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
orgeous ?? thanks for sharing Alan. I feel like I missed oot on (2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
@BjCruickshank Alan Titchmarsh Classic FM Seturda (2022) twitter link
ie's hoose in Wilson St. when Alan Jamieson wis Writer in Reside (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
me tae mind on wice words fae Alan Ramsay - “Guid claret best (2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
stopher Clarkson and comedian Alan Carr in the same room, thats (2020)
Cannae stand yon Alan Partridge. Aboot as funny as (2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
n the Curriculum 2 (Professor Alan Riach) fae @scotlit https://t (2020) twitter link
The Alan Bissett modren ghost stories (2020) twitter link
Alan Bissett is at East Calder lib (2018) twitter link
sten tae John Burns' talk oan Alan Spence's play 'Sailmaker' fae (2018) twitter link
Listen tae Alan Bissett readin oot his ghaist (2017) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
ella-editors Dorian Grieve an Alan Riach, hairstin the best for on page 5

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
he Laird o Hoscote, Mr. Ralph Alan Stavert, whae deyd i the 1980
1 matches

@officialAliRed tweeted
Alan put up a brave fight but pass(2019)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
tEricAlper Sting, Jimmy Nail, Alan Shearer, Rowan Atkinson, hmmm(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
, but we're no here tae toast Alan Broon!), we're here raise gle on page 77

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Alan Davie, Ah think thit maybe, on page 107

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Alan Dunbar! on page 31

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
The SQA are ontae it aaready Alan, believe me, it's bein blethe(2020)

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