Guðrún

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See also: Gudrun and Guðrun

Icelandic

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Etymology

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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), with the regular sound change -nnr- > -ðr-. The latter is evidenced by the short form Gunna.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Guðrún f

  1. a female given name

Declension

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    Declension of Guðrún
f-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Guðrún
accusative Guðrúnu
dative Guðrúnu
genitive Guðrúnar

The accusative and dative singular form Guðrúni is used regionally instead of the more common Guðrúnu.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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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), with the regular sound change -nnr- > -ðr-. The latter is evidenced by the Icelandic short form Gunna.

A heroine of several Norse legends, identical to Kriemhild in the German Nibelungenlied.

Proper noun

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Guðrún f

  1. a female given name

Descendants

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  • Danish: Gudrun
  • Faroese: Guðrun
  • Icelandic: Guðrún
  • Norwegian: Gudrun, Guro
  • Swedish: Gudrun

References

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