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Josh vs Alan - What's the difference?

josh | alan |

As proper nouns the difference between josh and alan

is that josh is a diminutive form of the male given name Joshua while Alan is a given name derived from Celtic.

As nouns the difference between josh and alan

is that josh is good natured banter while alan is a wolfhound.

As a verb josh

is to tease someone in a kindly fashion.

josh

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun) (wikipedia Josh)
  • A diminutive form of the male given name Joshua.
  • A city mentioned in the Book of Mormon

    • References

    * Definition 2: * Definition 2: English diminutives of male given names

    alan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wolfhound.

    • Anagrams

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