Alun - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. a-lun, al-un ] The boy name Alun is pronounced as EYLahN ^KEY. Alun is used chiefly in the Welsh language and its origin is Celtic. The first name could be derived from a Welsh river and region name also spelled Alyn. In Irish mythology, it appeared as the name of Alun of Dyfed, a minor character in the Mabinogi. The popularity of the name was later given a boost by the Welsh poet John Blackwell (1797-1840), who adopted Alun as a bardic name.

In addition, Alun is a variant of the name Alan (Breton, English, German, and Scottish) in the Welsh language.

Alun is rare as a baby boy name. It is listed outside of the top 1000. In 2007, out of the family of boy names directly linked to Alun, Alan (Breton, English, German, and Scottish) was the most regularly used.

Baby names that sound like Alun include Ailín (Irish), Ailwyn (English), Aylwin (English), Elmo (English and Italian), Elwin (English), Elwyn (English), and Ailean (Scottish).

^KEY: English pronunciation for Alun: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

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