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Ability to deny responsibility
Plausible deniability is a social tactic that allows people to deny knowledge, participation, or an active role in carrying out an activity, relaying
Plausible_deniability
Free and open-source disk encryption utility
attacks. As with its predecessor TrueCrypt, VeraCrypt supports plausible deniability by allowing a single "hidden volume" to be created within another
VeraCrypt
Encryption techniques where an adversary cannot prove that the plaintext data exists
steganography, plausibly deniable encryption describes encryption techniques in which the existence of an encrypted file or message is deniable in the sense
Deniable_encryption
Discontinued source-available disk encryption utility
underlying hash function used. TrueCrypt supports a concept called plausible deniability, by allowing a single "hidden volume" to be created within another
TrueCrypt
Animal rights direct action organization
violent. That same uncertainty provides genuine ALF activists with plausible deniability should an operation go wrong, by denying that the act was "authentically
Animal_Liberation_Front
Series of antisemitic attacks in London, England
IRGC allegedly outsourced the acts to local criminals to maintain plausible deniability. Counter-terrorism police are investigating the attacks, resulting
2026 London antisemitic attacks
2026_London_antisemitic_attacks
Computer security software
space of the more obvious "outer" volumes. Such strategies provide plausible deniability. Well-known examples of disk encryption software include, BitLocker
Disk_encryption_software
Shortwave radio stations broadcasting only numbers
consumer shortwave radio, possession of which carries a degree of plausible deniability. These properties, combined with independence from satellite and
Numbers_station
Russian private military company
used as a proxy by the Russian government, allowing it to have plausible deniability for military operations abroad, and hiding the true casualties of
Wagner_Group
Militant group
outsource the attacks to local criminals and use the group to create plausible deniability. The attacks have been investigated by counter-terrorism police
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia
Harakat_Ashab_al-Yamin_al-Islamia
Central Intelligence Agency officer (1909–1994)
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to vet the JMARC proposal. To preserve "plausible deniability", the proposal only included the invasion, not the plot to kill
Richard_M._Bissell_Jr.
1170 quote prompting Thomas Becket's killing
violence among their followers, while still being able to claim plausible deniability for political, legal, or other reasons. Henry made the outburst
Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?
Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_turbulent_priest?
Immersive art exhibit in Las Vegas
Organic Moth Milk, Nut Free Salted Peanuts, Gender Fluid, and Plausible Deniability, one of the three brands of laundry detergent. Piñatas of the Seven
Omega_Mart
Special type of air gun used in airsoft
firearms and subsequently shooting them under the probable cause and plausible deniability of thinking they thus pose a deadly threat. Airsoft in the past
Airsoft_gun
Controversial statement and internet meme
uses of the phrase often allow those on the alt-right to maintain plausible deniability over their white supremacist, Nazi, or other far-right views. In
Hitler_was_right
Action video game franchise based on Tom Clancy's novel Rainbow Six Siege
their existence, Rainbow operates in absolute secrecy with complete plausible deniability, with only the most top-ranking government, military, and intelligence
Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six
Coordinated actions undertaken by a group that are to be kept secret from the public
reasons. Covert operation Fifth column Special Activities Center Plausible deniability "JP 1-02, Department of Defencse Dictionary of Military And Associated
Clandestine_operation
1961 failed landing operation of Cuba
from the Cuban-owned, Miami-based Garcia Line, thereby giving "plausible deniability" as the State Department had insisted no U.S. ships could be involved
Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion
Ostensible identity in an infiltrated organization assumed by a covert agent
trained to deny any connection with their government, thus preserving plausible deniability, but also denying them any hope of diplomatic legal assistance –
Cover (intelligence gathering)
Cover_(intelligence_gathering)
Maxim of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
karmana, three Sanskrit words referring to mind, speech and actions Plausible deniability, being able to convincingly claim ignorance of something incriminating
Three_wise_monkeys
Palestinian militant organization (1970 – c. 1988)
of one cell would not affect the others. The structure offered plausible deniability to the Fatah leadership, which was careful to distance itself from
Black_September_Organization
Social behavior that suggests interest in a deeper relationship with the other person
another person might be interested in reciprocating while maintaining plausible deniability to reduce social costs. Online flirting can reduce perceived risks
Flirting
Device for automatically signing a signature or autograph
similarity to the real hand signature, the use of an autopen allows for plausible deniability as to whether a famous autograph is real or reproduced, thus increasing
Autopen
American prototype interceptor aircraft
Lyndon B. Johnson on 24 February 1964; this move was to provide plausible deniability for the CIA-operated A-12 fleet, which closely resembled the prototype
Lockheed_YF-12
American far-right political activist (born 1998)
offering plausible deniability for more extreme statements. Fuentes stated that "irony is so important for giving a lot of cover and plausible deniability for
Nick_Fuentes
2025 murder
trying to poison him, the chatbot wrote that it "fits a covert, plausible-deniability style kill attempt". After Soelberg said that his mother tried to
Murder_of_Suzanne_Adams
German symbol for skull and crossbones
its use by neo-Nazis is an example of a dogwhistle that relies on plausible deniability. In October 2025, Graham Platner, a Marine Corps veteran and oyster
Totenkopf
Prejudice against, or hatred of, women
other times it is more subtle or disguised in ways that provide plausible deniability. In feminist thought, misogyny is related to femmephobia, the rejection
Misogyny
US terrorism and sabotage campaign in Cuba
Nations, the plan was kept at the highest level of secrecy, and thus "plausible deniability" was made a key focal point in American clandestine service policy
Operation_Mongoose
Sanction evasion in the maritime domain
layered techniques, aimed at obscuring their activities or keeping plausible deniability. Though those techniques are well documented and are similar across
Shadow_fleet
Company that provides escorts, usually for sexual services
illegal prostitution-oriented activities, the agency can maintain plausible deniability should an arrest be made. Escort services aim to provide an experience
Escort_agency
Posting online without necessary context
vague post, albeit one made to specifically call someone out with plausible deniability, as well as rage-baiting, another engagement tactic which requires
Vagueposting
outsourced the acts to local criminals and used the group to create plausible deniability, as a form of hybrid warfare. Combat Antisemitism Movement’s (CAM)
Antisemitism during the 2026 Iran war
Antisemitism_during_the_2026_Iran_war
2018 film by Stefano Sollima
and encrypted communication equipment for the U.S. to maintain plausible deniability while combating the Mexican cartels. Gillick assassinates a high-profile
Sicario:_Day_of_the_Soldado
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
Elizabeth's vacillation and deliberately vague instructions gave her plausible deniability to attempt to avoid the direct stain of Mary's blood. Davison was
Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
Message authentication verifiable only by participants
previously received messages, and they are not used again. Deniable encryption Plausible deniability Malleability Undeniable signature Wei-Bin Lee; Chia-Chun
Deniable_authentication
2023 Russian factional conflict
have said the government employed Wagner services to allow for plausible deniability and obscure the actual toll in terms of casualties and financial
Wagner_Group_rebellion
Soviet Russian soldier and executioner (1895–1955)
carried by German police and intelligence agents, also provided plausible deniability of the executions if the bodies were discovered later. An estimated
Vasily_Blokhin
Technique of anonymising answers to sensitive questions
had had abortions. The concept is somewhat similar to plausible deniability. Plausible deniability allows the subject to credibly say that they did not
Randomized_response
Russian soldiers in occupation of Crimea
prior to the annexation, used these little green men to give it plausible deniability on the international stage. Between February and March 2014, these
Little green men (Russo-Ukrainian war)
Little_green_men_(Russo-Ukrainian_war)
Knife attacks in London
IRGC allegedly outsourced the acts to local criminals to maintain plausible deniability. On 27 April, there was an arson attack on a memorial in Golders
2026_Golders_Green_attack
Song from the 1975 musical "Chicago"
were performing in the suburb of Cicero, Illinois. To maintain plausible deniability, she claims to have amnesia about what happens next but came to
Cell_Block_Tango
Political messaging using coded language
messages of support to voters with racist leanings, while maintaining plausible deniability by avoiding overtly racist language. Another example was the publicity
Dog_whistle_(politics)
Misleading use of a term with multiple meanings
counter-example Persuasive definition: Skewed definition of term Plausible deniability: A blame-shifting technique Polysemy: The property of word or phrase
Equivocation
Unlawful secret disappearance
body disposed of secretly. The party committing the murder has plausible deniability as there is no evidence of the victim's death. Enforced disappearance
Enforced_disappearance
Italian-American organized crime group
commit the crime should be captured or investigated, providing plausible deniability. There are occasionally other positions in the family leadership
American_Mafia
American drama television series by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace
wanting to lose the business or file for Chapter 11, argues she has plausible deniability about Gallino’s dealings and orders Tommy to proceed regardless
Landman_(TV_series)
Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA
successors have been used when it was considered desirable to have plausible deniability about US support (this is called a covert operation or "covert action")
Special_Activities_Center
1983 spy novel by John le Carré
Kurtz, an Israeli spy working in a clandestine agency to allow plausible deniability for his superiors, recruits Charmian "Charlie" Ross, a 26-year-old
The_Little_Drummer_Girl
Australian actress
Chopper | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 January 2024. "Plausible Deniability review: Australian web series is worth the buzz | ScreenHub Australia
Jane_Allsop
Canadian businessman and author (born 1954)
fraudulent cryptocurrency ventures—regardless of whether they had plausible deniability. For example, in February 2022, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Kevin_O'Leary
American football player and actor (1947–2024)
claimed the word "If" was put in the title so that Simpson would have plausible deniability when his children read the book, because "he couldn't tell them
O._J._Simpson
Realistic artificially generated media
evidence might claim that true artifacts are fakes, thereby seeking plausible deniability by relying on an argument of indistinguishability between fake and
Deepfake
2019 film by Rian Johnson
thus framing Blanc as the antagonist. In the second shift, through plausible deniability, Cabrera's innocence is unequivocal. This posed a significant writing
Knives_Out
Antisemitic conspiracy theory invoking the medieval Khazars
deployed, ostensibly to soften antisemitic statements and provide plausible deniability. The claim that Ashkenazi Jews are not descendants of ancient Israelites
Khazarian_Mafia
2005 historical film directed by Steven Spielberg
of his handler Ephraim, in order to give the Israeli government plausible deniability, Kaufman resigns from Mossad and operates with no official ties
Munich_(2005_film)
Christopher Ingraham, citing Knowlton, considers this a case of "plausible deniability" and that the flag is one of seven state flags visually continuing
Modern display of the Confederate battle flag
Modern_display_of_the_Confederate_battle_flag
American animated television series
creators "fought hard" for the ending with Korra and Asami, which has "plausible deniability that it's all platonic." The Washington Post and Vulture have since
The_Legend_of_Korra
Painting by Saint George Hare
acceptable i.e. it is not outright pornographic there is room for plausible deniability. The classical setting and clothing also help, another common artistic
The_Gilded_Cage_(Hare)
Answer of "neither confirm nor deny"
neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet." No comment Plausible deniability Policy of deliberate ambiguity Schrödinger's cat Warrant canary
Glomar_response
Legal term
personal identification number (PIN) code necessary to unlock it. Plausible deniability Designated verifier signature Information security Undeniable signature
Non-repudiation
1960 song by Johnny Burnette, also covered by Ringo Starr
Starr wasn't the worst offender of his era, and there's plenty of plausible deniability built into 'You're Sixteen.' But it's still a gross song. And even
You're_Sixteen
Chinese-American criminal organization
1990s, branches of the group have turned their original attempts at plausible deniability into a genuine trend towards becoming fully law-abiding fraternal
Hip_Sing_Association
Intentional destruction of a people
out in secrecy by paramilitary groups, offering the benefit of plausible deniability while widening complicity in the atrocities. Civilians may be the
Genocide
British polemicist and political commentator (born 1984)
17 December 2018. West, Lindy (14 October 2017). "America Loves Plausible Deniability". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 December
Milo_Yiannopoulos
American politician and lawyer (1925–1968)
probably never know. The Kennedys knew the meaning of the term 'plausible deniability' all too well, and had been taught the old Boston Irish political
Robert_F._Kennedy
Figure used to test an idea for a third party
Scapegoat Fall guy Hunting blind Paper candidate Placeholder (politics) Plausible deniability Sacrificial lamb Straw man (law) Trial balloon Politi, Daniel (23
Stalking_horse
Military conflict below the intensity of conventional war
and military wings, sometimes allowing the political leadership plausible deniability of military attacks. The most fully elaborated guerrilla warfare
Low-intensity_conflict
Legislation that requires individuals to surrender cryptographic keys to law enforcement
(Postscript), (Postscript 2) Archived 2017-08-30 at the Wayback Machine Plausible Deniability TrueCrypt - Hidden Volume "Antigua and Barbuda: The Computer Misuse
Key_disclosure_law
2011 film by Steven Soderbergh
that handles covert black operations so their clients can maintain plausible deniability. One week earlier, the firm's director (and Mallory's ex-boyfriend)
Haywire_(2011_film)
Russian oligarch and mercenary leader (1961–2023)
other parts of the world, allowing the Russian government to have plausible deniability for military operations abroad. The plan was pushed forward by Valery
Yevgeny_Prigozhin
Assertion that a statement is false
Cover-up Deniable encryption Foreclosure Lie Moral blindness Narcissistic defence sequences Non-apology apology Non-denial denial Plausible deniability Polite
Denial
Manner of voting in parliamentary bodies
actually measured with sound level meters, giving a chair enough plausible deniability to falsify the result if they disagree with it; Even if such a vote
Voice_vote
President of Mexico many times, 1833 to 1855
moderate Gómez Farías responsibility for the reforms, he could have plausible deniability and closely monitor the reaction to a comprehensive attack on the
Antonio_López_de_Santa_Anna
German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur (born 1974)
determine the content of the uploaded data, allowing for a claim of plausible deniability to be made should new charges arise. In January 2013, Dotcom offered
Kim_Dotcom
Autocratic form of government
dictatorship by presenting the image of democracy, establishing plausible deniability of its status as a dictatorship for both the populace and foreign
Dictatorship
President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
have remained classified or heavily redacted, thus "allow[ing] for plausible deniability." It is generally accepted that Egypt, in some capacity, was involved
Saddam_Hussein
Chinese transnational organised crime syndicate
Organised crime groups have provided the Chinese Communist Party with plausible deniability for political warfare efforts and influence within the certain grassroots
Triad_(organised_crime)
Type of racist behavior
racist idea but a coded racial message that maintains a sense of plausible deniability. Compared to other forms of coded racism in language, a dog whistle
Covert_racism
Kai-shek in 1938. The operation was carried out in secret to maintain plausible deniability and to resist the expansionist efforts of Japan to establish itself
Operation_Zet
1991 film by Wolfgang Petersen
had to be killed. She hid the facts from Jack so he would have plausible deniability. After the crash, she told the plastic surgeons that the man she
Shattered_(1991_film)
1587 beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth's vacillation and deliberately vague instructions gave her plausible deniability to attempt to avoid the direct stain of Mary's blood. Davison was
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Execution_of_Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
List of U.S.-backed regime change operations
have remained classified or heavily redacted, thus "allow[ing] for plausible deniability." Richard Sale of United Press International (UPI), citing former
United States involvement in regime change
United_States_involvement_in_regime_change
5th episode of the 7th season of The Walking Dead
Gregory, but he demands they be gone by morning so that he has plausible deniability that he colluded to take down the Saviors' satellite outpost. Maggie
Go_Getters
Mistake in clerical work, e.g. data entry
suggested that this may have changed the course of American history. Plausible deniability Typographical error See Barkelew v. Barkelew (1946, Cal App) 73
Clerical_error
Assassination attempts on Cuban Leader Fidel Castro
Church Committee found that the CIA and other agencies provided plausible deniability for high-ranking officials regarding these assassination attempts
CIA assassination attempts on Fidel Castro
CIA_assassination_attempts_on_Fidel_Castro
Islamist terror attacks in India
Hindu extremists, and thus provide the Pakistani authorities with plausible deniability. According to Maria, Lashkar-e-Taiba wanted Kasab to be killed as
2008_Mumbai_attacks
Alleged extra-terrestrial beings
that Greys represent part of a government-led disinformation or plausible deniability campaign, or that they are a product of government mind-control
Grey_alien
2018 American animated TV series
told Vanity Fair that early in the show's run there "had to be plausible deniability" around most queer relationships, but this changed once he got "positive
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
She-Ra_and_the_Princesses_of_Power
1954 CIA operation in Guatemala
members posed as unaffiliated with the US government to maintain plausible deniability. The operation helped set up the Guatemalan National Committee of
Operation_PBHistory
Cryptographic key management algorithm
secrecy with a compromise of the secret persistent main key, and plausible deniability for the authorship of messages. Additionally, it enables session
Double_Ratchet_Algorithm
Cistercian abbot (d. 1225)
Caesarius may have only proffered such a caveat in an effort to obtain "plausible deniability." McDonald goes into detailed conjecture to explain why it is just
Arnaud_Amalric
Palestinian PFLP militant and KGB agent (1927–1978)
that Haddad's expulsion was a publicity stunt designed to create plausible deniability about PFLP—and perhaps PLO—involvement in Haddad's terrorism. It
Wadie_Haddad
Medium to store keys for signing cryptocurrency transactions
private key or seed phrase). Brainwallets may be attractive due to plausible deniability or protection against governmental seizure, but are vulnerable to
Cryptocurrency_wallet
Soldier who fights for hire
mercenaries as a front to try and distance themselves from attacks with plausible deniability. Filibuster (military) Mercenaries in popular culture Mercenary
Mercenary
Fictional military power in the ''Star Wars'' franchise
continued to disavow direct association with the Resistance to maintain plausible deniability, and though the majority of the Senate did not want to intervene
First_Order_(Star_Wars)
1979 undeclared nuclear explosion
not shared with the panel, whose report therefore produced the plausible deniability that the administration sought. If a nuclear explosion did occur
Vela_incident
Fictional prime minister of the United Kingdom in House of Cards
that; I couldn't possibly comment", or a variation thereon, as a plausibly deniable way of agreeing with people and/or leaking information. The catchphrase
Francis_Urquhart
Trump while noting how many of the examples of veiled fascism have plausible deniability. Larry Diamond argued in March 2025 that Trump had some but not
Donald_Trump_and_fascism
2022–2023 civil unrest in Iran
want to do” in attacking government opponents, giving the state "plausible deniability". But as an ideological group it is not totally obedient to the
Mahsa_Amini_protests
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Walmersley in Greater Manchester, which according to Ekwall is named from Old English wald ‘forest’ + mere ‘lake’ or (ge)mǣre ‘boundary’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. However, it is perhaps more plausibly from the genitive case of an Old English personal name Walhmǣr, meaning ‘foreign-famous’, or Waldmǣr ‘rule-famous’ + Old English lēah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Rumbald, composed of the Germanic elements rūm ‘wide’, ‘spacious’ (or, more plausibly, a byform of hrūm ‘renown’) + bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’.German : variant of Rumpold, Rombold, variants of Rumpel 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : of uncertain origin. The most plausible suggestion is that it is a Norman nickname from Old French mort ‘dead’ (Latin mortuus), presumably referring to a person of deathly pallor or unnaturally still countenance, or possibly to someone who played the part of death in a pageant. However, it could also be the result of survival into the Middle English period of an Old English personal name, Morta, or an Old English vocabulary word mort ‘young salmon or trout’, both postulated by Ekwall to explain various place names (see for example Morcom).French : either a nickname from Old French mort ‘dead’ (see above), or an alteration, by folk etymology, of the personal name Mor(e) (see Moore 3).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the place in Bedfordshire (named in Old English as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) on the (river) Lea’), or, more plausibly in view of the pattern of distribution, from Luton in Devon (near Teignmouth), named in Old English as ‘Lēofgifu’s settlement’ (from an Old English female personal name composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + gifu ‘gift’). A further possible source of the name is Luton in Kent, named as the ‘settlement of Lēofa’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name from Old French germain ‘German’ (Latin Germanus). This sometimes denoted an actual immigrant from Germany, but was also used to refer to a person who had trade or other connections with German-speaking lands. The Latin word Germanus is of obscure and disputed origin; the most plausible of the etymologies that have been proposed is that the people were originally known as the ‘spear-men’, with Germanic gÄ“r, gÄr ‘spear’ as the first element.English (of Norman origin) : from the Old French personal name Germain (see Germain).Americanized spelling of Spanish Germán or Hungarian Germán, cognates of 2.German : from the saint’s name German(us). See also Germann.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : Russianized variant of Hermann.Greek : reduced form of Germanos, a Greek personal name, bestowed in honor of saints of the Eastern Church distinct from St. Germain: in particular, St. Germanos in the 8th century, liturgical poet and patriarch of Constantinople. The Greek surname can also denote someone associated with Germany or someone with blond hair.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. Many hypotheses have been put forward as to its origin. The most plausible is that a habitational name from Essworthy (pronounced Essery locally), near Hatherleigh, Devon. Compare Ussery and Esworthy.
Surname or Lastname
English (found mainly in Yorkshire)
English (found mainly in Yorkshire) : patronymic from one of several Middle English personal names. Reaney and Wilson have it as ‘son of Hann’ or ‘son of Hand’. Bardsley explains it as ‘son of Anne’, but Anne was not common as a Middle English personal name, although this is very probably the sense of the Scottish surname Anisoun. More plausible in a medieval context, perhaps, is ‘son of Agnes’ (see Annis), or even ‘son of Anselm’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, which is probably named as ‘the settlement (Old English tūn) associated with a man named Brandsige’. Brandsige, composed of the elements brand ‘sword’ + sige ‘victory’, is not attested as an Old English personal name, but seems plausible.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : of uncertain origin. The most plausible suggestion is that it is a nickname for someone who was in the habit of wearing gloves, from Old French ganté, a derivative of gant ‘glove’ (see Gant) or an occupational name for a glove-maker, Old French gantier. However, a certain Hugh de Gandy was High Sheriff of Devon in 1167; it is possible that his surname is a habitational name from some unidentified place in France or even from Ghent in Flanders (see Gaunt 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English persone, parsoun ‘parish priest’, ‘parson’ (Old French persone, from Latin persona ‘person’, ‘character’), hence a status name for a parish priest or perhaps a nickname for a devout man. The reasons for the semantic shift from ‘person’ to ‘priest’ are not certain; the most plausible explanation is that the local priest was regarded as the representative person of the parish. The phonetic change from -er- to -ar- was a regular development in Middle English.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish names.Americanized spelling of Swedish Pärsson, Persson (see Persson).
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from a Celtic personal name of great antiquity and obscurity. In England the personal name is now usually spelled Alan, the surname Allen; in Scotland the surname is more often Allan. Various suggestions have been put forward regarding its origin; the most plausible is that it originally meant ‘little rock’. Compare Gaelic ailÃn, diminutive of ail ‘rock’. The present-day frequency of the surname Allen in England and Ireland is partly accounted for by the popularity of the personal name among Breton followers of William the Conqueror, by whom it was imported first to Britain and then to Ireland. St. Alan(us) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, who was a cult figure in medieval Brittany. Another St. Al(l)an was a Cornish or Breton saint of the 6th century, to whom a church in Cornwall is dedicated.This name was brought to North America from different parts of the British Isles independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Prominent early bearers include Samuel Allen, who settled in Braintree, MA, about 1629 (died 1648 in Windsor, CT) and whose descendants included Ethan Allen (1737–89), leader of the Green Mountain Boys in VT during the Revolution; and William Allen (died 1725), from Dungannon, Ireland, an early Presbyterian settler in Philadelphia, whose descendants include William Allen (1803–79), governor of OH.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Various proposals about the origin of the name have been put forward, the most plausible being that it is a topographic name from early Middle English atte hærn ‘at the stones’ (see Hern 5).Simon Athearn (c.1643–1714) was one of the earliest settlers on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. His family is believed to have originated in Kent, England.
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Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Norse, Norwegian, Swedish
Peace; Beautiful; Fair; Fair Victory
Boy/Male
Tamil
Indulal | இஂதà¯à®²à®¾à®²Â
Moons luster
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
From the Moon
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mark, Limit
Boy/Male
Indian
Devi Festival
Boy/Male
Hindu
Anthor name for Krishna
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Alwin, ALWYN means "elf friend."
Male
Greek
(ΑἰσχÏλος) Greek name derived from the word aischos, AISKHÚLOS means "shame."
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name CHINH means "correctness; righteousness."
Girl/Female
British, English
Town in the Valley
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adv.
In a plausible manner.
superl.
Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.
a.
Lapsible.
a.
Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker.
n.
Anything plausible or specious.
a.
Plausible, specious.
a.
Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.
a.
Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion.
a.
Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible.
a.
Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description.
a.
Capable of being classed.
superl.
Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating.
adv.
Contentedly, readily.
a.
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
a.
Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed.
n.
The quality of being plausible; speciousness.
v. t.
To render plausible.
a.
Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
n.
Quality of being plausible.
a.
Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice.