Allan

See also: allan and állán

Translingual

Proper noun

Allan

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Harry Howard Barton Allan (1882-1957).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Alternative forms

• Alan, Allen, Alen

Proper noun

Allan

1. A male given name from the Celtic languages, a less common spelling of Alan.
   • 1866, William 'Wilkie' Collins, Armadale, Kissinger Publishing, published 2004, →ISBN, page 288:

     "If I had been a man," she said, "I should so like to have been called Allan!"
     "Call me by my name, if you really like it," he whispered persuasively. "Call me 'Allan', for once - just to try."

2. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name, more often spelled Allen.
3. A town in the Rural Municipality of Blucher No.343, Saskatchewan, Canada.
4. A rural locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
5. A commune in Drôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

See also

• Allan Water
• Bridge of Allan
• Strathallan

Anagrams

• an all, nalla

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Allan, Alan, probably of Old Breton or Irish origin.

Proper noun

Allan

1. a male given name from English [in turn from the Celtic languages]

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Allan.

Danish

Etymology

From English Allan in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Allan

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• Popular in Denmark in the 1960s and the 1970s.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 23 452 males with the given name Allan have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Estonian

Etymology

From English Allan in the 20th century.

Proper noun

Allan

1. a male given name

Faroese

Etymology

From English Alan, ultimately from Brythonic.

Proper noun

Allan m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Allan: Allansson
• daughter of Allan: Allansdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Allan
accusative	Allan
dative	Allani
genitive	Allans

Finnish

Etymology

From English Allan at the end of the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlːɑn/, [ˈɑ̝lːɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːɑn
• Hyphenation^(key): Al‧lan

Proper noun

Allan

1. a male given name
   • 2006, Allan Mutka, Rippipuku, Tammi, →ISBN, page 96:

     ―Päivää, mä olen Altsu, tai toi Allan on se oikea nimi.
     ―Sehän on mukava miehen nimi, vähän harvinaisempikin, rouva säteili.
     Meinasin sanoa että joo, mustalaismannet suosivat, mutta jätin kuitenkin sanomatta.

     ―Hi, I'm Altsu, or well Allan is my real name.
     ―That's a nice male name, a bit less common one too, the woman joyfully said.
     I was going to say that yeah, the Gypsies like it, but I decided not to.

Declension

Inflection of Allan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Allan	Allanit
genitive		Allanin	Allanien
partitive		Allania	Allaneja
illative		Allaniin	Allaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Allan	Allanit
accusative	nom.	Allan	Allanit
	gen.	Allanin
genitive		Allanin	Allanien
partitive		Allania	Allaneja
inessive		Allanissa	Allaneissa
elative		Allanista	Allaneista
illative		Allaniin	Allaneihin
adessive		Allanilla	Allaneilla
ablative		Allanilta	Allaneilta
allative		Allanille	Allaneille
essive		Allanina	Allaneina
translative		Allaniksi	Allaneiksi
abessive		Allanitta	Allaneitta
instructive		—	Allanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Allan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Allanini Allanini accusative nom. Allanini Allanini gen. Allanini genitive Allanini Allanieni partitive Allaniani Allanejani inessive Allanissani Allaneissani elative Allanistani Allaneistani illative Allaniini Allaneihini adessive Allanillani Allaneillani ablative Allaniltani Allaneiltani allative Allanilleni Allaneilleni essive Allaninani Allaneinani translative Allanikseni Allaneikseni abessive Allanittani Allaneittani instructive — — comitative — Allaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Allanisi Allanisi accusative nom. Allanisi Allanisi gen. Allanisi genitive Allanisi Allaniesi partitive Allaniasi Allanejasi inessive Allanissasi Allaneissasi elative Allanistasi Allaneistasi illative Allaniisi Allaneihisi adessive Allanillasi Allaneillasi ablative Allaniltasi Allaneiltasi allative Allanillesi Allaneillesi essive Allaninasi Allaneinasi translative Allaniksesi Allaneiksesi abessive Allanittasi Allaneittasi instructive — — comitative — Allaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Allanimme Allanimme accusative nom. Allanimme Allanimme gen. Allanimme genitive Allanimme Allaniemme partitive Allaniamme Allanejamme inessive Allanissamme Allaneissamme elative Allanistamme Allaneistamme illative Allaniimme Allaneihimme adessive Allanillamme Allaneillamme ablative Allaniltamme Allaneiltamme allative Allanillemme Allaneillemme essive Allaninamme Allaneinamme translative Allaniksemme Allaneiksemme abessive Allanittamme Allaneittamme instructive — — comitative — Allaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Allaninne Allaninne accusative nom. Allaninne Allaninne gen. Allaninne genitive Allaninne Allanienne partitive Allanianne Allanejanne inessive Allanissanne Allaneissanne elative Allanistanne Allaneistanne illative Allaniinne Allaneihinne adessive Allanillanne Allaneillanne ablative Allaniltanne Allaneiltanne allative Allanillenne Allaneillenne essive Allaninanne Allaneinanne translative Allaniksenne Allaneiksenne abessive Allanittanne Allaneittanne instructive — — comitative — Allaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Allaninsa Allaninsa accusative nom. Allaninsa Allaninsa gen. Allaninsa genitive Allaninsa Allaniensa partitive Allaniaan Allaniansa Allanejaan Allanejansa inessive Allanissaan Allanissansa Allaneissaan Allaneissansa elative Allanistaan Allanistansa Allaneistaan Allaneistansa illative Allaniinsa Allaneihinsa adessive Allanillaan Allanillansa Allaneillaan Allaneillansa ablative Allaniltaan Allaniltansa Allaneiltaan Allaneiltansa allative Allanilleen Allanillensa Allaneilleen Allaneillensa essive Allaninaan Allaninansa Allaneinaan Allaneinansa translative Allanikseen Allaniksensa Allaneikseen Allaneiksensa abessive Allanittaan Allanittansa Allaneittaan Allaneittansa instructive — — comitative — Allaneineen Allaneinensa

Statistics

• Allan is the 370^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 848 male individuals (and as a middle name to 9,434 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Swedish

Etymology

From English Allan in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Allan c (genitive Allans)

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• Popular in Sweden from the 1910s to the 1930s.

See also

• spela allan

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Allan, Alan, probably of Old Breton or Irish origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalan/ [ˈʔaː.lɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -alan
• Syllabification: A‧llan

Proper noun

Allan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from English [in turn from the Celtic languages]

Anagrams

• lalan