Allen

== Translingual == === Proper noun === Allen A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Timothy Field Allen (1837-1902). ==== Derived terms ==== === 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) An English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan. A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana. A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas. A minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky. An unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland. A village in Hillsdale County, Michigan. An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi. A village in Dixon County, Nebraska. A town in Allegany County, New York. A town in Hughes County and Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. A census-designated place in Bennett County, South Dakota. A city in Collin County, Texas. A former unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia. An unincorporated community in Clear Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Allen Township. A number of rivers in England: A river in Dorset, which joins the (Dorset) Stour at Wimborne Minster. A river in Northumberland, which joins the South Tyne. A river in north Cornwall, which joins the River Camel near Sladesbridge. A minor river in south-west Cornwall, which forms the Truro River at Truro. A village in County Kildare, Ireland. A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. A city in Río Negro province, Argentina. A municipality in Northern Samar, Philippines. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== 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 === Allen (plural Allens) (colloquial) Ellipsis of Allen wrench. == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === From English Allen. ==== Proper noun ==== Allen a surname from English 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 a municipality of Northern Samar == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛn] Rhymes: -ɛn Hyphenation: Al‧len === Proper noun === Allen Allen ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====