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
- 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
- A female given name.
Descendants
- Danish: Gudrun
- Faroese: Guðrun
- Icelandic: Guðrún
- Norwegian: Gudrun, Guro
- Swedish: Gudrun
References
- Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
- Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964