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Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England.It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and "harmony", or it may also be derived from the Celtic Aluinn, which means "handsome".
There are numerous variations of the name in English. The variants Allan and Allen are generally considered to be derived from the surnames Allan and Allen. [3] The form Allan is used mainly in Scotland and North America. [25] In England, the given names Allan and Allen are less popular than Alan. However, in America all three are generally ...
Al Pardo (born 1962), Spanish major league baseball player; Al Pedrique (born 1960), Venezuelan major league baseball player, coach, and manager; Al Piechota (1914–1996), American major league baseball pitcher; Al Pilarcik (1930–2010), American major league baseball player; Al Pinkston (1917–1981), American major league baseball player
Allen Ansay (born 2003), Filipino actor, model, and singer; Allen Bickford, Australian actor; Allen Case (1934–1986), American actor; Allen Collins (1952–1990), one of the founding members, guitarist and songwriter for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
Alain Chamfort (born 1949), French singer of Breton origin; Alain Chapel (1937–1990), French Michelin 3 starred chef; Alain Chartier (1392–1430), French poet and political writer; Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière (1748–1822), seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada; Alain Chatillon (born 1943), member of the ...
Currently in Spain, people bear a single or composite given name (nombre in Spanish) and two surnames (apellidos in Spanish).. A composite given name is composed of two (or more) single names; for example, Juan Pablo is considered not to be a first and a second forename, but a single composite forename.
The origin of the name is debated; it may have been derived from "alma mater" [3] ("benevolent mother", a title used for the Virgin Mary, and in antiquity, for several goddesses). It gained popularity after the Battle of Alma in the 19th century and appeared as a fashionable name for girls and a popular place name, [ 4 ] but it has decreased in ...
Post-colonial: Spanish place names that have no history of being used during the colonial period for the place in question or for nearby related places. (Ex: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, named in 1969 after a street in Burbank, California) Non-Spanish: Place names originating from non-Spaniards or in non-historically Spanish areas.