# Alon

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,502

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.
2. A surname, from given names.
3. A surname from Tagalog.

## Etymology
Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Hebrew אַלּוֹן (alon, “oak tree”).
* Borrowed from Tagalog Alon; this surname is predominantly found in Bangsamoro region.

## Easily confused with
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-an)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-ao)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-ann)
- **alt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-alt)
- **als** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-als)
- **AOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-aol)
- **alp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-alp)
- **AOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-aoc)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-ayn)
- **ATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-ato)
- **ASO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-aso)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-aro)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-arn)
- **also** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-also)
- **alot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-alot)
- **amen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-amen)
- **atom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-atom)
- **atop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-atop)
- **Alps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-alps)
- **Amos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-amos)

## Common misspellings (4)
`allon`, `alno`, `alonn`, `aoln`

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