Details for the forename Allen

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Allen (male)


Derivative(s):	Allen (S)
Can be spelt:	Alan (M) Allan (M)
Feminine form:	Alena (F) Allene (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Chambers Dictionary [2003]
Notes:	Possibly from the Gaelic, "rock" or "noble"; possibly brought to Britain by the Normans. Chambers suggests the meaning is "harmony". Alan is the most frequent spelling in Britain; Allan and Allen are more common in USA. In Britain Allen is more usually a surname