What is "alun"

Alun may refer to:

The Alun is a tributary of the Luncani River in Romania.

Alun is a Welsh variant of the masculine given name Alan. Notable people with the name include:

• Ailín I, Earl of Lennox, also spelled Alún, 12th century ruler of Lennox, Scotland
• Alun Armstrong (disambiguation)
• Alun Cairns (born 1970), Welsh politician
• Alun Davies (disambiguation)
• Alun Evans (disambiguation)
• Alun Francis (born 1943), Welsh conductor
• Alun Hoddinott (1929–2008), Welsh composer of classical music
• Alun Jones (disambiguation)
• Alun Lewis (disambiguation)
• Alun Michael (born 1943), British 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