Bun
English/Chinese · Boy · 1 syllable
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Popularity indexHistorical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data
About the name Bun
The given name 'Bun' is a short form or variant of names like "Bunny" or "Bunyan," often meaning "little bunny" or "dweller by the stream" (from Old English *bune* "reed" or *bunny* "rabbit"), with roots in English and possibly Chinese (where 文 *wén* means "literature" or "culture").
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Etymology
The given name 'Bun' is a short form or variant of names like "Bunny" or "Bunyan," often meaning "little bunny" or "dweller by the stream" (from Old English *bune* "reed" or *bunny* "rabbit"), with roots in English and possibly Chinese (where 文 *wén* means "literature" or "culture"). It is used in English-speaking cultures as a nickname or diminutive, and in Chinese contexts as a transliteration of characters like 文 or 斌, with no specific religious association; historically, it appears as a surname in medieval England and as a given name in modern East Asian diaspora communities.
Bun currently ranks #6,860 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1927.
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