Allen

plural Allens · alternative Alan · alternative Allan · alternative Alen

1. countableuncountableAn 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.

   1990 September 23, Wendy Doniger, “Why the Body Is Disgusting”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2022

2. countableuncountableA male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableA ghost town in Pima County, Arizona.
   2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana.
   3. countableuncountableA minor city in Lyon County, Kansas.
   4. countableuncountableA minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky.
   5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
   6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland.
   7. countableuncountableA village in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
   8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Quitman County, Mississippi.
   9. countableuncountableA village in Dixon County, Nebraska.
   10. countableuncountableA town in Allegany County, New York.
   11. countableuncountableA town in Hughes County and Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
   12. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Bennett County, South Dakota.
   13. countableuncountableA city in Collin County, Texas.
   14. countableuncountableA former unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
   15. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clear Creek, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
   16. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Allen Township.
4. A number of rivers in England:
   1. countableuncountableA river in Dorset, which joins the (Dorset) Stour at Wimborne Minster.
   2. countableuncountableA river in Northumberland, which joins the South Tyne.
   3. countableuncountableA river in north Cornwall, which joins the River Camel near Sladesbridge.
   4. countableuncountableA minor river in south-west Cornwall, which forms the Truro River at Truro.
5. countableuncountableA village in County Kildare, Ireland.
6. countableuncountableA townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
7. countableuncountableA city in Río Negro province, Argentina.
8. countableuncountableA municipality in Northern Samar, Philippines.

plural Allens · alternative Alan · alternative Allan · alternative Alen

1. abbreviationcolloquialellipsisEllipsis of Allen wrench.