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Allen is a Scottish name and surname which means "handsome". Variant spellings include Alan, Allan, etc. The noble family of this surname, from which a branch went to Portugal, is descended of one Alanus de Buckenhall.

Allen may refer to:

People

• Allen (name) - includes list of people with surname Allen

Places

• In Argentina:
  • Allen, Río Negro

• In Ireland:
  • Allen, County Kildare

• In Northern Ireland:
  • Allen (townland), a townland in the parish of Desertcreat, County Tyrone

• In the Philippines:
  • Allen, Northern Samar

• In the United Kingdom:
  • Allen, Cornwall
  • River Allen, Dorset
  • River Allen, Northumberland

• In the United States:
  • Allen, California
  • Allen, Kansas
  • Allen, Kentucky
  • Allen, Louisiana
  • Allen, Maryland
  • Allen, Michigan
  • Allen, Nebraska
  • Allen, New York
  • Allen County, Ohio
  • Allen, Oklahoma
  • Allen, South Dakota
  • Allen, Texas
  • Allen Township, several
  • Allen's, a hamburger joint in Athens, Georgia

Other uses

• Allen (Prison Break), episode of the TV series Prison Break
• Hurricane Allen, hurricane in 1980
• Allen (1913 Automobile), early American automobile
• Allen key, also known as Hex key, type of screw hole
• Allen Army Air Field, in Alaska

See also

• Alan (disambiguation)
• Alen (disambiguation)
• Allan (disambiguation)
• Alleine
• Van Allen (disambiguation)

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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Translingual

Abbreviation

Allen

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

External links

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Proper noun

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.

From Wikispecies

• Gerald R. Allen
• Joel Asaph Allen