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Allen
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allen allén
Translingual
Proper noun
A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Timothy Field Allen (1837-1902).
Derived terms
en Allinson
Further reading
Author query of the International Plant Names Index
mul Botanical author abbreviations
English
Alternative forms
en Alan Allan Alen
Pronunciation
en /ˈæ.lən/
en ælən 2
Proper noun
~ s
en English and Scottish given names derived from the given name Alan.
en Wendy Doniger Why the Body Is Disgusting w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/23/books/why-the-body-is-disgusting.html 1990-09-23 Woody Allen has provided what is probably the best theological answer to the problem of evil: God is not evil; He is just an underachiever. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811081459/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/23/books/why-the-body-is-disgusting.html
en male Celtic languages, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname.
en number of places c/USA:
en ghost town co/Pima County s/Arizona.
en ucomm co/Allen County s/Indiana.
en minor city co/Lyon County s/Kansas.
en minor city co/Floyd County s/Kentucky.
en ucomm co/Natchitoches Parish s/Louisiana.
en ucomm/and/CDP co/Wicomico County s/Maryland.
en village co/Hillsdale County s/Michigan.
en ucomm co/Quitman County s/Mississippi.
en village co/Dixon County s/Nebraska.
en town co/Allegany County s/New York.
en town co/Hughes County and co/Pontotoc County s/Oklahoma.
en CDP co/Bennett County s/South Dakota.
en city co/Collin County s/Texas.
en former unincorporated community co/Lincoln County s/West Virginia.
en ucomm town/Clear Creek co/Eau Claire County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Allen Township.
en number of rivers cc/England:
en river co/Dorset which joins the (Dorset) riv/Stour at en Wimborne Minster.
en river co/Northumberland which joins the riv/South Tyne.
en river in north co/Cornwall which joins the River riv/Camel near en Sladesbridge.
en minor river in south-west co/Cornwall which forms the riv/Truro River at en Truro.
en village co/Kildare c/Ireland.
en townland co/Tyrone cc/Northern Ireland.
en city p:suf/Río Negro c/Argentina.
en municipality in p/Northern Samar c/Philippines.
Derived terms
en Allen County Allenesque Allenfarm Allen key Allen Parish Allen Park Allenstown Allentown Glen Allen Lough Allen Port Allen Camp Allen Upper Allen West Allen
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
en colloquial en Allen wrench.
Cebuano
Etymology 1
ceb :der en:Allen + 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb English
ceb male Celtic languages
Etymology 2
Named after the governor of the Visayas, Henry Tureman Allen Henry Tureman Allen. The town's name was changed from ceb Minapa-a to ceb La Granja during the Spanish Occupation of the Philippines. It was renamed shortly as ceb 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
ceb proper noun
ceb municipality p/Northern Samar
ceb eponyms male given names from English
ceb Municipalities of Northern Samar, Philippines
Hungarian
hu:
Pronunciation
elen
hu ɛn 2
hu Al len
Proper noun
hu proper noun
en Allen
Declension
Allene e -Allen j jei
Derived terms
hu alleni
en eponyms