Alun

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proper noun

A male given name from Welsh.

UncommonScrabble 4

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proper noun
  1. A male given name from Welsh.
  2. The Welsh spelling (Afon Alun) of the River Alyn, in Denbighshire and Flintshire, Wales.

    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.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 256, about Llanarmon-yn-Ial

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APA

Alun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alun

MLA

“Alun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alun. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alun,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alun.

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