Allen

Allen

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

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.lən/

Allen

1. An English and Scottish surname​ derived from the given name Alan.
2. A male given name, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname.

• 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​
2. a male given name

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

Allen

1. Allen

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