Clune
| Language(s) | English |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Word/name | O Cluanain |
| Meaning | "cluana" (deceitful, flattering, or rogue) or "glun" (knee) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Clunes, Cluen, Cluin (McCluin and McGluin), Cloon |
Clune is an anglicised form of the Irish names of either O Cluanain or McCluin. O Cluanain dervies from the Irish "cluana" meaning either "deceitful", "flattering" or "rogue." McCluin comes from the Irirsh Gaelic "glun" meaning "knee".[1]
People[]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Adam Clune (born 1995), Australian rugby league player
- Conor Clune (1893–1920), Irish scholar and activist killed during Bloody Sunday (1920)
- Daniel A. Clune (born 1949), United States diplomat
- Deirdre Clune (born 1959), Irish politician
- Don Clune (born 1952), American football player
- Frank Clune (1893–1971), Australian writer
- Henry W. Clune (1890–1995), American journalist and novelist
- Jackie Clune (born 1965), British entertainer and writer
- John J. Clune (1932–1992), former Director of Athletics at the United States Air Force Academy
- Michael W. Clune, American writer
- Patrick Clune (1865–1935), Catholic Archbishop of Perth, Western Australia
- Richard Clune (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Thelma Clune (1900–1992), Australian artist
- Wally Clune (born 1931), Canadian retired ice hockey player
- W. H. Clune (1862–1927), American railroad owner and filmmaker
- Michael W. Clune (born 1976), American writer and critic
See also[]
- All pages with titles containing Clune
- Clune (disambiguation)
- Clunn (surname)
- Clunes
References[]
- ^ "Clune Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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