Allan

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1. A male given name from the Celtic languages, a less common spelling of Alan.

   “We are pleased that LSST has now been named the Vera C. Rubin Observatory,” said Rubin’s sons Allan Rubin, David Rubin, and Karl Rubin in a statement.

   2020 January 7, Ashley Strickland, “First US observatory named in honor of a female astronomer, Vera Rubin”, in CNN

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   "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."

   1866, William 'Wilkie' Collins, Armadale, Kissinger Publishing, published 2004, →ISBN, page 288

2. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name, more often spelled Allen.
3. A town in the Rural Municipality of Blucher No.343, Saskatchewan, Canada.
4. A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
5. A commune in Drôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.