Allen - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Allen \a(l)-

is pronounced AL-en. It is of Gaelic origin. Variant of Alan (Old German) "precious". Allen is an English and American preference; Allan is Scottish. See also Alain.

Allen has 2 variant forms: Allan and Allyn.

Baby names that sound like Allen are Allon, Allin, Alleyn and Alen.

Allen is a very common first name for men (#114 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#27 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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