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What is another word for Allan?

Pronunciation: [ˈalən] (IPA)

Allan is a popular name, which means 'handsome' or 'cheerful'. There are several different names that can be used as synonyms for Allan, such as Alan, Alen, and Allen. These names are derived from various cultures and languages, including Celtic, French, and German. Other names that can be used as synonyms for Allan are Alain, Alvin, Alyn, and Alun. While these names may have slight differences in spelling or pronunciation, they all share the same meaning and can be used interchangeably with Allan. Regardless of the name, they all signify a happy and charming personality, and make for excellent choices for a baby boy's name.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Allan

"You may register me as Allan Dorris," he said at last, getting up from his chair, and looking confused, "from Nowhere-in-Particular.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
From time to time, as the light increases, he steps to the window and looks out; and when walking away, after a long look at Davy's Bend through the morning mist, he mutters:- "Allan Dorris, if you are from Nowhere-in-Particular, you are at home again."
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
This looked home-like and attractive, as there were vines over it and flowers about the door; and here Allan Dorris found himself lingering from day to day, for he seemed to crave companionship, though he was ashamed to own it and go out and seek it.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe

Famous quotes with Allan

  • While I don't script and I don't use other performers, I think my taste for underlying precision gives me something in common with Allan and George Brecht.
    David Antin
  • Allan had come down wanting to do some sort of crucial music and I'd been involved in so-called Art Music and wanted to explore other areas - we were approaching it in some quite tongue-in-cheek ways and we had a lot of fun - we spent more time laughing than playing music.
    Jamie Muir
  • I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe.
    Jack Prelutsky
  • The sky was the color of Edgar Allan Poe's pajamas.
    Tom Robbins
  • I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
    Ralph Ellison

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