Alun

See also: alun, ałun, and alún

English

Proper noun

Alun

1. A male given name from Welsh.
2. The Welsh spelling (Afon Alun) of the River Alyn, in Denbighshire and Flintshire, Wales.
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 256, about Llanarmon-yn-Ial:

     Small and isolated, Llanarmon-yn-Ial is tucked away in the valley of the River Alun. […] The road that approaches Llanarmon-yn-Ial from the south curls around the churchyard, and then runs down to a bridge over the Alun.

Related terms

• Alan

Anagrams

• An-lu, Anlu, Lu'an, Luna, auln, luan, luna, ulan, ulna, unal

Romanian

Etymology

From alun.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Alun m

1. a village in Boșorod, Hunedoara County, Romania
2. a village in Bunila, Hunedoara County, Romania

Welsh

Alternative forms

• Alan
• Alawn
• Alon

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Alamnos

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈalɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)lɪn/

Proper noun

Alun m

1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Aluna

Mutation

Mutated forms of Alun

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Alun	unchanged	unchanged	Halun

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Heini Gruffudd (2010), Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎^[1], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 12