Hun A Hun is a member of the Huns, a confederation of nomadic tribes in Western Asia and Europe in late antiquity. Hun or huns may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Hun, a British subcultural stereotype, see Hun subculture * Hun, a charac ...

is a member of the Huns, a confederation of nomadic tribes in Western Asia and Europe in late antiquity. Hun or huns may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Hun, a British subcultural stereotype, see

Hun subculture Hun culture (also hon culture) is a British subculture that is popular with women and gay men. It often revolves around the "Fan (person), stanning" of usually British female celebrities who are often pop singers, reality television stars and soap ...

* Hun, a character in ''Pokémon'' * Hun, a character in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' *

The Hun (cartoonist) Bill Schmeling (April 30, 1938 – September 12, 2019), better known by his pen name The Hun, was an American artist active in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, known for his explicit, homoerotic fetish illustrations and comics. ...

, a pseudonymous erotic artist * ''

The Huns (film) ''The Huns'' ( is a 1960 adventure film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Chelo Alonso and Jacques Sernas about Attila the Hun. Plot Cast * Chelo Alonso as Tanya * Jacques Sernas as Malok * Folco Lulli as Igor * Mario Petri as Tim ...

'' a 1960 Italian film *

Hun (instrument) The ''hun'' () is a Korean Xun-like globular flute made of baked clay or other ceramics. Origin The ''hun'' is a close relative to the Chinese ''xun.'' It dates back to the 12th century, when it was introduced to Korea by the Song dynasty of ...

, a clay Korean flute

Biology

* Hun, a nickname for

Hungarian partridge The grey partridge (''Perdix perdix'') is a bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. The scientific name is the Latin for "partridge". Taxonomy The grey partridge formally described in 1758 by the S ...

* Hun shrew, (''Crocidura attila''), a mammal species found in parts of Africa

Geography

Húns Húns () is a village in Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 114 in January 2017. There is a preserved windmill, '' De Huinsermolen''. History The village was first mentioned in the 13th cent ...

, a village in Friesland, Netherlands * River Hun, Norfolk, England *

Hun River (Liao River tributary) The Hun River (渾河, "the muddy river") is a river in Liaoning Province, China, and was formerly one of the largest tributaries of the Liao River. It was also formerly known as Shen River (). Running and draining a basin of , the Hun Riv ...

, Liaoning Province, China *

Hun River (Yalu River tributary) The Hun River () in Northeast China, is the largest tributary on the right (Chinese) side of the Yalu River. It starts in the Longgang mountains of northwest Jiangyuan District, Baishan, Jilin Province, runs 446.5 kilometres through Tonghua and ...

, China *

Hun, Iran Hun (, also Romanized as Hūn, Hoon, and Hovon) is a village in Gabrik Rural District, in the Central District (Jask County), Central District of Jask County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 168, in 37 families. R ...

, a village in Hormozgan Province *

Hun, Libya Hun or Houn () () is an oasis town in the northern Fezzan region of southwest Libya. The town is the capital of the Jufra District. The "International Autumn Tourism Festival" is an annual festival usually held at the end of September. History D ...

, a town * HUN,

Chapman code Chapman codes are a set of 3-letter codes used in genealogy to identify the administrative divisions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Use They were created by the historian Colin R Chapman in the late 1970s ...

for Huntingdonshire, county in England

History

* The

Xiongnu The Xiongnu (, ) were a tribal confederation of Nomad, nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese historiography, Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Modu Chanyu, t ...

, a confederation of nomadic tribes in northeast Asia from the 3rd Century BCE to the late 1st Century CE * The

Hunas Hunas or Huna (Middle Brahmi script: ''Hūṇā'') was the name given by the ancient Indians to a group of Central Asian tribes who, via the Khyber Pass, entered the Indian subcontinent at the end of the 5th or early 6th century. The Hunas occu ...

, "

Iranian Huns The term Iranian Huns is sometimes used for a group of different tribes that lived in Central Asia, in the historical regions of Transoxiana, Bactria, Tokharistan, Kabul Valley, and Gandhara, overlapping with the modern-day Afghanistan, Tajikista ...

" and/or

Xionites Xionites, Chionites, or Chionitae (Middle Persian: ''Xiyōn'' or ''Hiyōn''; Avestan: ''X́iiaona-''; Sogdian ''xwn''; Pahlavi ''Xyōn'') were a nomadic people in the Central Asian regions of Transoxiana and Bactria. The Xionites appear to be ...

: tribes in Asia between the 4th and 7th Centuries ** "

Red Huns The names Red Huns, ''Karmir Xyon'' (in Iranian) and ''Kermichiones'' (in European languages) usually refer to: * Alchon Huns * Kidarites See also *Hephthalites *Huna people *Huns *White Huns *Xionites Xionites, Chionites, or Chionitae (Middl ...

", who were possibly synonymous with the "

Alchon Huns The Alchon Huns, ( Bactrian: ''Alkhon(n)o'' or ''Alkhan(n)o'') also known as the Alkhan, Alchono, Alxon, Alkhon, Alakhana, and Walxon, were a nomadic people who established states in Central Asia and South Asia during the 4th and 6th centurie ...

" and/or

Kidarites The Kidarites, or Kidara Huns, were a dynasty that ruled Bactria and adjoining parts of Central Asia and South Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries. The Kidarites belonged to a complex of peoples known collectively in India as the Huna people, Huna, ...

; ** "

" ** "

White Huns The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian as the ''Spet Xyon'' and in Sanskrit and Prakrit as the ''Sveta-huna''), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE, ...

", possibly synonymous with, or included the

Hephthalites The Hephthalites (), sometimes called the White Huns (also known as the White Hunas, in Iranian languages, Iranian as the ''Spet Xyon'' and in Sanskrit and Prakrit as the ''Sveta-huna''), were a people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to ...

** "

Nezak Huns The Nezak Huns ( Pahlavi: 𐭭𐭩𐭰𐭪𐭩 ''nycky''), also Nezak Shahs, was a significant principality in the south of the Hindu Kush region of South Asia from circa 484 to 665 CE. Despite being traditionally identified as the last of the ...

" *

Hun clan The Gurjar (or Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara) are an agricultural ethnic community, residing mainly in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were traditionally involved in agriculture, pastoral and nomadic ...

, A clan of south Asian community Gurjar, Gujjer *

North Caucasian Huns The Khuni, Huni or Chuni were a people of the North Caucasus during late antiquity. They have sometimes been referred to as the North Caucasian Huns and are often assumed to be related to the Huns who later entered Eastern Europe. However, the ethn ...

, Daghestan, a people who settled in Daghestan during the 6th and 7th centuries *

Hun of East Anglia Beonna (also known as Beorna) was King of East Anglia from 749. He is notable for being the first East Anglian king whose coinage included both the ruler's name and his title. The end-date of Beonna's reign is not known, but may have been around ...

, 8th century ruler *

Hun soul ''Hun'' and ''po'' are types of souls in Chinese philosophy and traditional religion. Within this ancient soul dualism tradition, every living human has both a spiritual, ethereal, yang soul which leaves the body after death, and also a co ...

, in Chinese folk beliefs *

Huntingdale railway station Huntingdale railway station is a commuter railway station located adjacent to the suburbs of Oakleigh and Huntingdale located in the south east of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. The station originally opened in 1927 as "East Oakleigh". I ...

, Melbourne

Transportation

Hualien Airport Hualien Airport (; ; Seediq: ) , also referred to as Hualien Chiashan Airport, is a commercial airport located in an civilian area of Chiashan Air Force Base in Xincheng, Hualien County, Taiwan. With flights to Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung, ...

's IATA airport code * Railway service timetable code for

Hunter Line The Hunter Line (HUN) is an intercity rail service running from Newcastle, with two branches to Dungog and Scone in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It operates on the Newcastle, Main North and North Coast lines. Descripti ...

, New South Wales, Australia *

Huntingdon railway station Huntingdon railway station (formerly known as Huntingdon North) serves the market town of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, England. It is on the East Coast Main Line, from , and has three platforms: one bay and two through platforms. The station ...

's National Rail station code * Huntington (Amtrak station)'s station code

Other uses

Hun School of Princeton The Hun School of Princeton is a private, coeducational, secondary boarding school located in Princeton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The school serves students from sixth through twelfth grades. The school has been accredited ...

, New Jersey, United States *

F-100 Super Sabre The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. The first of the Century Series of American jet fighters, it was the first United ...

nickname * Derogatory term used for Germans * Hun, an insult used for Rangers F.C. supporters * HUN, an ISO country code for

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

Huntsman Corporation Huntsman Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of chemical products for consumers and industrial customers. Huntsman manufactures assorted polyurethanes, performance products, and adhesives for customers like BMW, ...

, NYSE symbol * Hun, means Human in Mongolian. * The Hun, a nickname for the newspaper ''

Herald Sun The ''Herald Sun'' is a Conservatism, conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the American Rupert Murdoch, Murd ...