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Rhun.

a male given name

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈr̥ɨːn/North-Wales/ˈr̥iːn/South-Wales
  1. a male given name

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh Run, from Proto-Brythonic *rrʉn, Proto-Celtic *roinos (“route, road, landmark”) (compare Old Breton runt (“mound”), Old Irish roen (“road, path, plain”)).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.