Alun (given name)
Alun (pronounced [ˈalɨ̞n]) is a Welsh variant of the masculine given name Alan.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Alun Anderson (born 1948), Welsh journalist
- Alun Armstrong (disambiguation), several people
- Alun Cairns (born 1970), Welsh politician
- Alun Davies (disambiguation), several people
- Alun Evans (disambiguation), several people
- Alun Francis (born 1943), Welsh conductor
- Alun Hoddinott (1929–2008), Welsh composer of classical music
- Alun Jones (disambiguation), several people
- Alun Lewis (disambiguation), several people
- Alun Michael (born 1943), Welsh politician
- Alun Owen (1925–1994), British screenwriter best known for the screenplay of The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night
- Alun Pask (1937–1995), Wales international rugby union player and captain
- Alun Pugh (born 1955), Welsh politician
- Alun Thomas (1926–1991), rugby union player for Wales
- John Blackwell (Alun) (1797–1841), Welsh-language poet who used the bardic name Alun
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Alun
- All pages with titles containing Alun
- Alun (disambiguation)
- An unrelated name is Alan Gua (Mongolian: Alun Gua), a mythical figure in The Secret History of the Mongols
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 21 November 2024.