At a Glance: Name: Guðrún – Meaning: god's secret (or, by an equally likely theory, 'battle-rune') – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: GOOD-roon
Guðrún is an Old Norse girl's name meaning “god's secret (or, by an equally likely theory, 'battle-rune')”. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.
Meaning & Origin of Guðrún
Meaning: God's secret (or, by an equally likely theory, 'battle-rune').
Origin: Old Norse.
A common claim: God's secret lore Actually: This is only one of two competing explanations — many name scholars think the 'battle' root is at least as likely as 'god,' making 'battle-rune' an equally valid translation.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Guðrún
Phonetic: GOOD-roon IPA: /ˈɡʊdruːn/
Popularity of Guðrún
Guðrún doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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