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Alan vs Allen - What's the difference?

alan | allen | Alternative forms |

Allen is a alternative form of alan.



As proper nouns the difference between alan and allen

is that alan is a given name derived from Celtic while Allen is {{surname|A=An|English and Scottish|from=given names}} derived from the given name Alan.

As a noun alan

is a wolfhound.

alan

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wolfhound.

    • Anagrams

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    allen

    Translingual

    Proper noun

    (mul-proper noun)
  • A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Timothy Field Allen (1837-1902).

    • External links

    * Author query of the International Plant Names Index ----