Allan

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Allan

proper noun Alan · Allen · Alen

A male given name from the Celtic languages, a less common spelling of Alan. "If I had been a man," she said, "I should so like to have been called Allan!" "Call me by my name, if you really like it," he whispered persuasively. "Call me 'Allan', for once - just to try."
A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name, more often spelled Allen.
A town in the Rural Municipality of Blucher No.343, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
A commune in Drôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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Closest in meaning: iain, ian, nicolas, allen, ayan, aron, eliza, aaron, alan, john, sheila, havelock, far, now, arun, alain

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@misc{allan_2026,
  title = {Allan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}