Allen

See also: allen and allén

Translingual

Proper noun

Allen

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

Derived terms

• Allinson

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Alternative forms

• Alan, Allan, Alen

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.
   • 1990 September 23, Wendy Doniger, “Why the Body Is Disgusting”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 August 2022:

     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.

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

• Allen County
• Allenesque
• Allenfarm
• Allen key
• Allen Parish
• Allen Park
• Allenstown
• Allentown
• Camp Allen
• Glen Allen
• Lough Allen
• Port Allen
• Upper Allen
• West Allen

Statistics

• 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.

Noun

Allen (plural Allens)

1. (colloquial) Ellipsis of Allen wrench.

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Derived 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]
• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Hyphenation: Al‧len

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

• alleni