# Allen
## Translingual
### Proper noun

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

### Further reading

* Author query of the International Plant Names Index

## English
### Alternative forms

* Alan, Allan, Alen

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* Allen County
* Allenesque
* Allenfarm
* Allen key
* Allen Parish
* Allen Park
* Allentown
* Camp Allen
* Lough Allen
* Port 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

Allen (plural Allens)
* (colloquial) Short for 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: [ˈɛlɛn]
* Hyphenation: Al‧len
* Rhymes: -ɛn

### Proper noun

Allen
* Allen

#### Derived terms

* alleni