# Clune

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For other uses, see [Clune (disambiguation)](/source/Clune_(disambiguation)).

**Clune** is an anglicised form of the Irish names of either *O Cluanain* or *McCluin*. *O Cluanain* derives from the Irish "cluana" meaning either "deceitful", "flattering" or "rogue." *McCluin* comes from the Irish Gaelic "glun" meaning "knee". The surname was originally McClune in County Clare, where it may have originated.[1]

## People

Notable people with the surname include:

- [Adam Clune](/source/Adam_Clune) (born 1995), Australian rugby league player
- [Agnes Clune Quinlan](/source/Agnes_Clune_Quinlan) (1873-1949), Irish composer
- [Conor Clune](/source/Conor_Clune) (1893–1920), Irish scholar and activist killed during Bloody Sunday (1920)
- [Daniel A. Clune](/source/Daniel_A._Clune) (born 1949), United States diplomat
- [Deirdre Clune](/source/Deirdre_Clune) (born 1959), Irish politician
- [Don Clune](/source/Don_Clune) (born 1952), American football player
- [Frank Clune](/source/Frank_Clune) (1893–1971), Australian writer
- [Henry W. Clune](/source/Henry_W._Clune) (1890–1995), American journalist and novelist
- [Jackie Clune](/source/Jackie_Clune) (born 1965), British entertainer and writer
- [John J. Clune](/source/John_J._Clune) (1932–1992), former director of athletics at the United States Air Force Academy
- [Mayv Clune](/source/Mayv_Clune) (1999), University of Maryland D1 Field Hockey Player
- [Michael W. Clune](/source/Michael_W._Clune), American writer
- [Patrick Clune](/source/Patrick_Clune) (1865–1935), Catholic Archbishop of Perth, Western Australia
- [Richard Clune](/source/Richard_Clune) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- [Russ Clune](/source/Russ_Clune) (1959), Professional Rock Climber and Author
- [Thelma Clune](/source/Thelma_Clune) (1900–1992), Australian artist
- [Wally Clune](/source/Wally_Clune) (1930–1998), Canadian retired ice hockey player
- [W. H. Clune](/source/W._H._Clune) (1862–1927), American railroad owner and filmmaker

## See also

- [Clune (disambiguation)](/source/Clune_(disambiguation))
- [Clunn (surname)](/source/Clunn_(surname))
- [Clunes](/source/Clunes_(disambiguation))

## References

1. ["Surnames of County Clare"](https://www.limerickcity.ie/media/NMAJ%20vol%2012%2010%20Surnames%20of%20County%20Clare,%20by%20Edward%20MacLysaght.pdf). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221028205243/http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/NMAJ%20vol%2012%2010%20Surnames%20of%20County%20Clare,%20by%20Edward%20MacLysaght.pdf) 2022-10-28 at the Wayback Machine.

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