Laun as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Laun

What is the meaning of the name Laun ?

The baby name Laun is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /lɔn/,/lɔːn/,/lɑːn/,LAWN (approximate English respelling).

Laun is in Origin.

Laun is a rare given name and surname with several plausible roots. In Irish Gaelic it aligns with Luan (Old Irish Lúan), interpreted as “warrior; strong,” and coinciding with the modern Irish word for Monday (from Latin luna, “moon”). In Norman French and Middle English, launde meant “glade/clearing,” producing surnames Lawn/Laun. A locative thread also points to Laon in northern France. Pronunciation is LAWN or LAHN.

Usage has been sporadic in Britain and North America, often as a transferred surname or as a clipped form of Lance/Lancelot (from Germanic land, “territory”). Variants and relatives include Luan, Laon, Lawn, Launce, Lance, and Lancelot; feminine analogues such as Luanne show occasional influence. Depending on lineage, meanings offered for Laun range from “warrior/strong,” to “from the clearing,” to “of Laon,” with a lunar overtone via the Irish form.

⚙ Laun is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Laun appears only 28 times in total — found in 18 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.