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Alun

Boy NameWelsh Origin

Meaning

Welsh form of ALAN. This name appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth.

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Name Personality

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Famous People Named Alun

Alun Hoddinott

Alun Hoddinott CBE (11 August 1929 – 11 March 2008) was a Welsh composer of classical music, one of the first to receive international recognition.

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Alun Richards

Alun Morgun Richards (27 October 1929 – 2 June 2004) was a Welsh novelist, best known for his novel Ennal's Point, about the work of a lifeboat crew in South Wales.

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Alun Hawkins

Alun John Hawkins (born 28 May 1944) is an Anglican priest.

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Alun Morgan

Alun Morgan (24 February 1928 in Pontypridd, Wales – 11 November 2018)"Alun Morgan, writer whose lucid prose enthused generations of jazz lovers – obituary" The Daily Telegraph, 6 December 2018.

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Alun Davies (biologist)

Alun Millward Davies FRS FRSE FLSW FMedSci (born 2 August 1955) is a Welsh biologist, Distinguished Research Professor, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, since 2004.

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Alun in Other Languages

BretonAlan
CroatianAlen
DanishAllan
EnglishAlaina
EnglishAlana
EnglishAlanis
FrenchAlain
FrenchAlan

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