ALLEN  

Gender: M
Origin: Celtic
Meaning: "handsome"

Popularity in 2008: #294

Doubling the first consonant doesn't make Alan any more modern.

Allen is being discussed in our message boards:

• A thought
• Name Ending in N or M
• First and Last Names with the same sound???
• Seniors from 1962 yearbook
• Need help with boy #2...

Read Nameberry blog posts about Allen:

• HOT BABY NAME: Max in the Spotlight
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO
• Z NAMES: Beyond Zoe & Zachary
• CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!
• FROM THE RIDICULOUS TO THE SUBLIME