Alun

  • Boy
  • 4 letters
Celtic Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century.
English Fair; handsome. Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-.
Welsh From the Celtic Alan meaning harmony, stone, or noble.
Variant of Alan

Alun is a boy’s name of Celtic, English and Welsh origin. Meaning in Celtic: Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint’s name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century. Meaning in English: Fair; handsome. Also both a diminutive of Albert (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-. Meaning in Welsh: From the Celtic Alan meaning harmony, stone, or noble. Alun is a variant of Alan. The name has 4 letters.

Related names

Alton

Boy

English

From the old town. See Elton.

Alura

Girl

English

Divine counselor.

Alured

Boy

English

Sage, wise. From the Old English Aelfraed, meaning elf counsel. Also from Ealdfrith or Alfrid, meaning old peace.

Alva

Unisex

Arabic English German Hebrew Latin

Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name. Wise friend. From the Old English Aetheiwine, and also Aefwine, both meaning noble friend. Various forms of Alvin in use after the Norman Conquest became surnames, and also first names. Friend. Brightness, exalted, exalted one. The form Alvah is used in the Old Testament. White.