At a Glance
- Origin
- Welsh (variant of Alan, also the name of a river in Wales, Afon Alun)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- AH-lin
Alun is a Welsh (variant of Alan, also the name of a river in Wales, Afon Alun) boy's name.
Meaning & Origin of Alun
Origin: Welsh (variant of Alan, also the name of a river in Wales, Afon Alun).
A common claim: handsome, harmony Actually: This gloss isn't well-supported; Alan's (and by extension Alun's) etymology is disputed, with no confirmed link to 'handsome' or 'harmony.'
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Alun
AH-linIPA /ˈɑːlɪn/
Popularity of Alun
Alun doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
