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Ilan¹

Where it comes from

From Hebrew אִילָן (Ilán, “tree, oak tree”).

proper noun Ilon · Elan · Elon · Alan · Alon · Eilan

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

Ilan²

Where it comes from

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 宜蘭 (I²-lan²).

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Yilan In order to survey the incidence of bovine tuberculosis among the native yellow cattle and water buffaloes, a special JCRR project was undertaken and a total of 150 water buffaloes were examined in Ilan County in 1958, and five positive reactors were found.

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"Ilan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ilan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Ilan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ilan

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"Ilan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ilan.

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@misc{ilan_2026,
  title = {Ilan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ilan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}