Gudrun.
a female given name from Old Norse
Meaning & usage
a female given name from Old Norse
Where this word comes from
Derived from Old Norse Guðrún, revived as a historical-literary name during the Nordic name renaissance of the 19th century. The Old Norse name is from guð (“god”) + rún (“secret knowledge, rune”). The complete name may therefore have been understood as “she who has divine knowledge”. Doublet of Guro (“female given name”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Gudrun, Danish Gudrun, Swedish Gudrun, Icelandic Guðrún, Faroese Guðrun and German Gudrun (“female given name”).
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