Kun (surname)

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Kun is a Hungarian ethnonymic surname literally meaning "Cuman". [1] It is also a surname originating in Nauru, of other origin. Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. Farkas, Tamás. 2013. Surnames of Ethnonymic Origin in the Hungarian Language .” In: Numele Si Numirea: Actele Conferinței Internaționale de Onomasticǎ