Allen

Allen

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

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

• Alan, Allan, Alen

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.lən/
• Rhymes: -ælən

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.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Allen is the 33^rd 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.

Allen (plural Allens)

1. (colloquial) Short for Allen wrench.

From English Allen.

Allen

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

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.

Allen

1. A municipality of Northern Samar

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

Allen

1. Allen

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