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Allen

  • /ˈæ.lən/

Rhymes with -ælən

proper noun Allens · Alan · Allan · Alen

  1. countable, uncountable An English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan. Woody Allen has provided what is probably the best theological answer to the problem of evil: God is not evil; He is just an underachiever.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname.
  3. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Pima County, Arizona.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana.
  5. countable, uncountable A minor city in Lyon County, Kansas.
  6. countable, uncountable A minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland.
  9. countable, uncountable A village in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi.
  11. countable, uncountable A village in Dixon County, Nebraska.
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Allegany County, New York.
  13. countable, uncountable A town in Hughes County and Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
  14. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Bennett County, South Dakota.
  15. countable, uncountable A city in Collin County, Texas.
  16. countable, uncountable A former unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
  17. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Clear Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
  18. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Allen Township.
  19. countable, uncountable A river in Dorset, which joins the (Dorset) Stour at Wimborne Minster.
  20. countable, uncountable A river in Northumberland, which joins the South Tyne.
  21. countable, uncountable A river in north Cornwall, which joins the River Camel near Sladesbridge.
  22. countable, uncountable A minor river in south-west Cornwall, which forms the Truro River at Truro.
  23. countable, uncountable A village in County Kildare, Ireland.
  24. countable, uncountable A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
  25. countable, uncountable A city in Río Negro province, Argentina.
  26. countable, uncountable A municipality in Northern Samar, Philippines.

noun Allens · Alan · Allan · Alen

  1. abbreviation, colloquial, ellipsis Ellipsis of Allen wrench

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: allan, prescott, aron, aaron, alan, ellen, heron, burley, woody, all, lun, burian, far, now, yen, arun

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Allen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allen

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"Allen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/allen.

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@misc{allen_2026,
  title = {Allen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}