Guðrún

See also: Gudrun and Guðrun

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Guðrún, probably a mix of two originally distinct names, both with the latter part rún (“rune, secret, confidante”): Guðrún, Goðrún, from guð (“god”) (Proto-Germanic *Gudarūnō) and (perhaps more common) *Gunnrún, Guðrún, from gunnr, guðr (“battle”) (Proto-Germanic *Gunþarūnō); compare the short form Gunna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkvʏð.ruːn/

Proper noun

Guðrún f

  1. A female given name.

Declension
declension of Guðrún
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Guðrún Guðrúnin Guðrúnar Guðrúnarnar
accusative Guðrúnu Guðrúnuna Guðrúnar Guðrúnarnar
dative Guðrúnu Guðrúnunni Guðrúnum Guðrúnunum
genitive Guðrúnar Guðrúnarinnar Guðrúna Guðrúnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From guð (“god”) +‎ rún (“secret”). A heroine of several Norse legends, identical to Kriemhild in the German Nibelungenlied.

Proper noun

Guðrún f

  1. A female given name.

Descendants

References
  • Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
  • Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964
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