Allen
English and Scottish
"handsome, cheerful"
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Allen Origin and Meaning
The name Allen is a boy's name of Celtic origin meaning "handsome, cheerful".
Allen is the spelling of this name -- other common spellings are Alan and Allan -- most associated with the surname; it might also be the most appropriate if you're trying to steer clear of Al as a nickname, as this can easily offer you Len or Lenny as options.
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# 516 in the US
Allen Rank in US Top 1000
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Allen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Allen
- Allen Ezail IversonAmerican basketball player
- Allen Bernard WestUS Congressman from Florida
- Alan "Allen" LeechIrish actor
- (Irwin) Allen GinsbergAmerican Beat poet and activist
- Allen Bernard Robinson IIAmerican NFL player
- Allen Daniel CandlerAmerican politician; 56th Governor of Georgia
- Allen Joseph EllenderUS Senator from Louisiana
- Allen Miller FletcherAmerican politician; 54th Governor of Vermont
- Allen Ingvar OlsonAmerican politician; 28th Governor North Dakota
- Allen Welsh DullesAmerican director of the CIA
- Allen Granberry ThurmanUS Senator from Ohio
- Allen Neal Jones aka AJ StylesAmerican pro wrestler
- (Larkin) Allen CollinsJr., American guitarist of band Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Allen Glover LanierAmerican musician of band Blue Oyster Cult
- (Douglas) Allen WoodyAmerican guitarist of The Allman Bros. Band
- Allen StoneAmerican R&B singer
- Allen Stephen CovertAmerican actor and comedian
- Allen PayneAmerican actor
- Allen Ludden (born Allen Packard Ellsworth)American TV host
- Allen Stuart DruryAmerican novelist
- Hoodie AllenAmerican rapper
- Allen Ezail Iverson II aka Deuceson of basketball player Allen Iverson
The name Allen in Pop Culture
- Allenthe Servant of Evil in the Evillious Chronicles
- Allencharacter in The Walking Dead comic book series and television series
- Allen the Aliencharacter in Image Comics
- Allen Walkercharacter in the D.Gray,man manga and anime series
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