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

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.lən/

Proper noun

Allen

1. An English and Scottish surname​ 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.

Derived terms

• Allen County
• Allenesque
• Allen key
• Allen Parish
• Allentown
• Port 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) Short for Allen wrench.

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

From English Allen.

Proper noun

Allen

1. a surname​
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

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɛn]
• 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