Given name · also Welsh
Rhun
“route, road, landmark”
Rhun is a masculine given name from Middle Welsh, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Welsh.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rhun goes back to Proto-Celtic *roinos, meaning “route, road, landmark.”
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Where it comes from
Rhun comes from Middle Welsh, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
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How it developed
From Middle Welsh Run, from Proto-Brythonic *rrʉn, from Proto-Celtic *roinos (“route, road, landmark”).
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People named Rhun
- Rhun ap IorwerthFirst Minister of Wales since 2026born 1972
- Rhun ap MaelgwnKing of Gwynedd from c. 547 to c. 586492–582
- Rhun ab ArthgalKing of Strathclyde
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