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Thought this was Alum at first, short for alumni.
Famous bearer: Alun Cochrane, stand-up comedian.
Pronounced: AL-in.
Alun Armstrong is a British actor (DOB 1946) who stars in the television series "New Tricks."
I was fascinated to read about the Breton origin of the name Alan. My parents spelled my name Allan and always told me that it was the preferred Scottish spelling of the Welsh Alun. They also told me it means "harmony" in Welsh. So I did a bit of surfing, and found the following information:
http://www.parenthood.com/babynames_searchresults.html?searchName=Alun

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