Alain may refer to:
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Alain (given name)
Alain () is widely used as a personal name and is the French form of Alan (given name), Alan but also exists in English-speaking countries:
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*Alain Absire (born 1950), French writer
*Alain Acard (1951–2023), French sprint canoeist
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, common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name
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Alain (surname)
Alain is a surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, a ...
* "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist
Daniel Brustlein
Daniel Brustlein (1904–1996) was an Alsace, Alsatian-born American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, and author of children's books. He is best known for the cartoons and cover art he contributed to ''The New Yorker'' magazine under the pen name ...
* Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate
Henri Alain Liogier
Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain (January 31, 1916 – November 9, 2009) was a French botanist, educator, and member of the clergy based out of Texas, United States. Liogier is responsible for over 100 scientific journal articles an ...
, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name
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Alain Alain may refer to:
People
* Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name
* Alain (surname)
* "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein
* Alain, a standard author abbreviation u ...
, the pseudonym used by Emile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher, journalist, essayist, pacifist, and teacher of philosophy.
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Alain, Iran
Alaeen (, also Romanized as Alain, ‘Alā’īn) is a village in Lavasan-e Bozorg Rural District, Lavasanat District, Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Pers ...
, a village in Tehran Province, Iran
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Al Ain
Al Ain () is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region. The city is Oman–United Arab Emirates border, bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al A ...
, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Al Ain International Airport
Al Ain International Airport (, transliterated: Maṭār Al-ʿAyn Ad-Duwalī) is an airport located west-northwest (login required) of Al Ain in the Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It was opened on 31 Mar ...
in the United Arab Emirates
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Val-Alain, Quebec
Val-Alain () is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 986 as of 2021. It is named after Alain Chartier Joly de Lotbinière, the grandso ...
, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada
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1969 Alain
1969 (Roman numerals, MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th ce ...
(1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935
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''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae
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Prix Alain-Grandbois
The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry. or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry
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Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety
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Allain (disambiguation)
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Al Ain (disambiguation)
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