# Allan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #9,561

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Celtic languages, a less common spelling of Alan.
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.

## Easily confused with
- **ally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-ally)
- **alma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alma)
- **alta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alta)
- **allo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-allo)
- **Alva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alva)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alon)
- **alls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alls)
- **Alun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alun)
- **allow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-allow)
- **Asian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-asian)
- **Allen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-allen)
- **alley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alley)
- **altar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-altar)
- **atlas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-atlas)
- **alloy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alloy)
- **Alvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alvin)
- **ASEAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-asean)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-aryan)
- **Alton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-alton)
- **Allie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allan-vs-allie)

## Common misspellings (4)
`alaln`, `allann`, `allna`, `lalan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/allan