Gender: Male
Pronunciation: AE L AH N L OW M AE K S
Alan Lomax was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music of the 20th century. He was a musician, folklorist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker. Lomax produced recordings, concerts, and radio shows in the US and in England, which played an important role in preserving folk music traditions in both countries, and helped start both the American and British folk revivals of the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. He collected material first with his father, folklorist and collector John Lomax, and later alone and with others, Lomax recorded thousands of songs and interviews for the Archive of American Folk Song, of which he was the director, at the Library of Congress on aluminum and acetate discs.
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On the name Alan Lomax, Alan means God of Shine, Handsome, Cheerful, Rock, Comely, Peace, Little Rock, Noble, Rock or Noble.
The name Alan Lomax is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Alan is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, Mexico, and 95 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: AE L AH N L OW M AE K S
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
OW: Pronounce as in "go" (G OW)
M: Pronounce as in "man" (M AE N)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
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At NamesLook, the name Alan is recorded 176,139 times globally, ranking it as the 276th most common name worldwide.
Alan is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 36,391 occurrences, making it the 42th most popular name in the country.
In Ireland, the name Alan is found among 1 in every 13 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
Country | Rank | Frequency |
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United Kingdom | #42 | 1 : 15 |
United States of America | #217 | 1 : 73 |
Mexico | #90 | 1 : 40 |
Brazil | #145 | 1 : 102 |
France | #447 | 1 : 172 |
Ireland | #17 | 1 : 13 |
Malaysia | #102 | 1 : 288 |
Iraq | #307 | 1 : 206 |
Hong Kong | #36 | 1 : 74 |
Italy | #651 | 1 : 224 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Alan from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Alan Lomax was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music of the 20th century. He was a musician, folklorist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker. Lomax produced recordings, concerts, and radio shows in the US and in England, which played an important role in preserving folk music traditions in both countries, and helped start both the American and British folk revivals of the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. He collected material first with his father, folklorist and collector John Lomax, and later alone and with others, Lomax recorded thousands of songs and interviews for the Archive of American Folk Song, of which he was the director, at the Library of Congress on aluminum and acetate discs.
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