Allan
Translingual
Proper noun
Allan
- A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Harry Howard Barton Allan (1882-1957).
English
Proper noun
Allan
- A male given name, a less common spelling of Alan.
- 1866, William 'Wilkie' Collins: Armadale. Kissinger Publishing 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."
- 1866, William 'Wilkie' Collins: Armadale. Kissinger Publishing 2004. →ISBN page 288:
- A surname derived from the given name, more often spelled Allen.
- A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Allan, Alan, probably of Old Breton or Irish origin.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Allan.
Danish
Usage notes
- Popular in Denmark in the 1960s and the 1970s.
Faroese
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Allan: Allansson
- daughter of Allan: Allansdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Allan |
Accusative | Allan |
Dative | Allani |
Genitive | Allans |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɑlːɑn]
- Hyphenation: Al‧lan
Proper noun
Allan
- 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.
- 2006 Allan Mutka, Rippipuku, Tammi, →ISBN, page 96:
Declension
Inflection of Allan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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 | |
instructive | — | Allanein | |
abessive | Allanitta | Allaneitta | |
comitative | — | Allaneineen |
Swedish
Usage notes
- Popular in Sweden from the 1910s to the 1930s.
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