Allen

See also: allen and allén

Translingual

Proper noun

Allen

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Timothy Field Allen (1837-1902).

Further reading

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.lən/
  • Rhymes: -ælən

Proper noun

Allen (countable and uncountable, plural Allens)

  1. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan.
  2. A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona.
    2. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana.
    3. A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas.
    4. A minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky.
    5. An unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
    6. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland.
    7. A village in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
    8. An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi.
    9. A village in Dixon County, Nebraska.
    10. A town in Allegany County, New York.
    11. A town in Hughes County and Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
    12. A census-designated place in Bennett County, South Dakota.
    13. A city in Collin County, Texas.
    14. A former unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
    15. An unincorporated community in Clear Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
    16. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Allen Township.
  4. A number of rivers in England:
    1. A river in Dorset, which joins the (Dorset) Stour at Wimborne Minster.
    2. A river in Northumberland, which joins the South Tyne.
    3. A river in north Cornwall, which joins the River Camel near Sladesbridge.
    4. A minor river in south-west Cornwall, which forms the Truro River at Truro.
  5. A village in County Kildare, Ireland.
  6. A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
  7. A city in Río Negro province, Argentina.
  8. A municipality in Northern Samar, Philippines.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Allen is the 33rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 482,607 individuals. Allen is most common among White (67.6%) and Black/African American (26.2%) individuals.

Noun

Allen (plural Allens)

  1. (colloquial) Short for Allen wrench.

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From English Allen.

Proper noun

Allen

  1. a surname from English
  2. a male given name from the Celtic languages

Etymology 2

Named after the governor of the Visayas, Henry Tureman Allen. The town's name was changed from Minapa-a to La Granja during the Spanish Occupation of the Philippines. It was renamed shortly as Tanaman, in an effort of eradicating all traces of Anglo-Saxon influence in East Asia by the Japanese, during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines.

Proper noun

Allen

  1. A municipality of Northern Samar

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛn]
  • Hyphenation: Al‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Proper noun

Allen

  1. Allen

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative Allen Allenek
accusative Allent Alleneket
dative Allennek Alleneknek
instrumental Allennel Allenekkel
causal-final Allenért Allenekért
translative Allenné Allenekké
terminative Allenig Allenekig
essive-formal Allenként Allenekként
essive-modal
inessive Allenben Allenekben
superessive Allenen Alleneken
adessive Allennél Alleneknél
illative Allenbe Allenekbe
sublative Allenre Allenekre
allative Allenhez Allenekhez
elative Allenből Allenekből
delative Allenről Allenekről
ablative Allentől Allenektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
Allené Alleneké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
Allenéi Allenekéi
Possessive forms of Allen
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Allenem Allenjeim
2nd person sing. Allened Allenjeid
3rd person sing. Allenje Allenjei
1st person plural Allenünk Allenjeink
2nd person plural Allenetek Allenjeitek
3rd person plural Allenjük Allenjeik

Derived terms

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