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According to ], people are generally referred to by first and middle names and ]s are used if disambiguation is required. According to ], people are generally referred to by first and middle names and ]s are used if disambiguation is required.


In ], '''Goðrún''' was an alternative version. The ] equivalent is '''Guðrun''' and the mainland ]n version is '''Gudrun'''. The Old Norse name is composed of the elements ''guð'' or ''goð'', meaning "god"; and ''rūn'', meaning "]", "secret lore". The Scandinavian Gudrun was revived in the last half of the 19th century.<ref name="Oxford">{{cite book|title=Oxford Dictionary of Names|last1=Hanks|first1=Patrick|last2=Hodges|first2=Flavia|editor=Hardcastle, Kate|authorlink1=Patrick Hanks|year=2006|edition=2nd|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-861060-1|page=388}}</ref> The name is earliest attested in runestones as '''kuþrun'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gudrun|url=http://isof.se/sprak/namn/personnamn/dagens-namn-i-almanackan/kalender/namnsdagar/namnkalender/2013-11-06-gudrun.html|website=]|language=sv|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref> In ], '''Goðrún''' was an alternative version. The ] equivalent is '''Guðrun''' and the mainland ]n version is '''Gudrun'''. The Old Norse name is composed of the elements ''guð'' or ''goð'', meaning "god"; and ''rūn'', meaning "]", "secret lore". The Scandinavian Gudrun was revived in the last half of the 19th century.<ref name="Oxford">{{cite book|title=Oxford Dictionary of Names|last1=Hanks|first1=Patrick|last2=Hodges|first2=Flavia|editor=Hardcastle, Kate|authorlink1=Patrick Hanks|year=2006|edition=2nd|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-861060-1|page=388}}</ref>


==Famous people called ''Guðrún''== ==Famous people called ''Guðrún''==

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This article is about the modern Icelandic female given name. For Guðrún Gjúkadóttir, the mythological figure, see Gudrun.
Guðrún
GenderFemale
Origin
Meaninggod + secret lore
Region of originIceland
Other names
Related namesGudrun

Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður.

According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.

The name is earliest attested in runestones as kuþrun. In Old Norse, Goðrún was an alternative version. The Faroese equivalent is Guðrun and the mainland Scandinavian version is Gudrun. The Old Norse name is composed of the elements guð or goð, meaning "god"; and rūn, meaning "rune", "secret lore". The Scandinavian Gudrun was revived in the last half of the 19th century.

Famous people called Guðrún

Gudrun

See also

  • Gudrun, major figure in early Germanic literature

References

  1. Statistics Iceland
  2. Lonely Planet Iceland Fran Parnell, Etain O'Carroll - 2007 - Page 23 "Most popular girl's name: Guðrún"
  3. "Gudrun". Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Hardcastle, Kate (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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